Australia

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November 14, 2022
Chevron Corp. company sees potential for geological formations such as those at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas facility in Western Australia to be used for storage of third-party emissions from Asia.
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October 04, 2022
Petrofac has officially taken over operatorship of the Northern Endeavour FPSO facility on behalf of the Australia Government, marking a major milestone in the landmark decommissioning contract.
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September 27, 2022
The Mangat Group, a Glendale-based land development group, announced a new partnership with Phoenix-based Liberty Petroleum Corporation in pursuit of a world-class exploration project with the potential to uncover a significant amount of oil.
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September 21, 2022
In the unlikely event of an uncontrolled release during the Drilling Phase of the Scarborough project, the RWIS Toolkit may be utilized as a key component of the Response hardware. With this contract, Woodside Energy have positioned themselves at the forefront of environmental stewardship.
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July 18, 2022
Sembcorp Marine Ltd, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms Pte. Ltd., has entered into an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract with a major energy company for a gas topsides project in Australia.
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June 03, 2022
Shell Australia and its joint venture partner, SGH Energy, have taken a final investment decision to approve the development of the Crux natural gas field, off the coast of Western Australia.
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April 04, 2022
ProSep, a provider of environmentally friendly solutions, secured a water treatment project with an American multinational corporation on the Scarborough gas resource offshore of Western Australia for a seven-figure value.
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April 01, 2022
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a major decommissioning contract by the Australian Government, heralding the start of an era of decommissioning in the nation's offshore oil and gas sector.
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March 25, 2022
Santos announced the Pavo-1 exploration well has confirmed a significant oil discovery 46 kilometers (29 miles) east of the Dorado field in the Bedout Sub-basin, offshore Western Australia.
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November 22, 2021
BHP Group and Woodside Petroleum Ltd. approved investment in a $12 billion Australian gas project as the companies also confirmed details of a merger to combine their energy assets.
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October 11, 2021
Australia should include “caveats” in any net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions pledge to allow it to suspend climate-change commitments should regional areas of the economy be negatively impacted, according to a senior government lawmaker.
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October 04, 2021
As the reservoir pressure of the Jansz-Io field declines after years of production, compression infrastructure is required to enhance the recoverability of the field.
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August 16, 2021
Woodside Petroleum is in advanced talks to buy BHP Group’s petroleum division for about A$20 billion ($14.7 billion), the Australian Financial Review reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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August 10, 2021
Driven by Baker Hughes’ Subsea Connect early engagement approach, Baker Hughes will provide Chevron with a subsea compression manifold structure including module and foundation, as well as the latest optimized version of its horizontal clamp connector system and subsea controls for the manifold structure.
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July 19, 2021
While Chevron has sequestered almost 5 million tons of carbon dioxide at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas export plant in Australia thus far, that volume is short of a target to capture an average 80% of emissions in the first five years of the LNG facility’s operation.
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July 09, 2021
Australia will challenge a court ruling that orders the government to consider climate change impacts from a planned coal mine expansion, a decision seen as clouding the prospects for any new fossil fuels projects.
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May 25, 2021
The award, which marks Sparrows first large contract in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, will see the company hire local personnel including lifting engineers, mechanical and electrical technicians, rope access, inspectors and crane supervisors.
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May 05, 2021
As the Biden Administration aims to significantly increase federal investment in renewable energy under the American Jobs Plan, the United States already ranks as the most attractive market for renewables investment, according to results from a new ranking by IHS Markit.
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April 10, 2021
TGS anticipates significant uplift in quality beyond the original PSTM data which was acquired in 2012. Utilization of modern imaging techniques, including full waveform inversion, will enable a significantly enhanced evaluation of the prospectivity of the area.
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January 13, 2021
Upon completion of the acquisition, ITC Global will become a cornerstone of the Marlink Group, supporting the expansion of Marlink's global leadership in the energy and enterprise markets.
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January 06, 2021
Even after Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on almost everything else, the new year begins with surging growth for renewable energy.
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