Australasia
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March 21, 2017
Chevron Corp. has signaled the end of major new LNG projects in Western Australia and is unlikely to sanction an expansion of its Gorgon and Wheatstone export developments as it focuses on boosting returns from $88 billion of investment.
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March 17, 2017
Senex Energy has today announced it will accelerate the delivery of gas from its Vanessa field in the Cooper basin with the approval of $5.82 million in funding through the South Australian Government’s PACE Gas Grant Program.
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March 15, 2017
Oil and gas executives have pledged to boost domestic gas production in Australia as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull seeks to bridge a supply shortfall threatening the nation’s energy security.
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March 07, 2017
After splurging $200 billion building the world’s biggest gas export plants, producers in Australia are now locked in legal battles with contractors over who should shoulder billions of dollars in liabilities sparked by delays and cost blow-outs.
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March 06, 2017
Less than three years after it began sending one of its most precious resources overseas, Papua New Guinea’s future may be determined by how much of it stays at home.
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March 03, 2017
Polarcus Limited has announced that the company has finalized a contract for 3D marine seismic acquisition in Australia. The program will deliver a broadband data-set utilizing one of the company's Polarcus X-bow vessels operating under the Polarcus Explore Green environmental agenda.
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February 28, 2017
Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a sizeable contract by Cooper Energy Ltd. for the Sole Development Project, offshore Australia.
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February 27, 2017
Cooper Energy announces the Sole Gas Project has now advanced to the final stage before commitment.
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February 23, 2017
Wood Group announced that it is commencing the next phase of a collaborative industry effort to develop a better understanding of the reliability of subsea equipment for use in offshore Australia.
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February 22, 2017
Senex Energy Limited has sanctioned its first major investment in the Western Surat gas project, committing $50 million to a 30 well drilling campaign, with gas production of around ~0.6 MMboe expected by mid-2018.
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February 17, 2017
On the jungle-covered hills of southern Papua New Guinea, 62-year-old geologist Peter Botten is seeking to engineer a $5-billion deal that would cement the country’s emerging status as one of the world’s most lucrative gas exporters.
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February 14, 2017
AWE Limited has entered into an agreement to sell the company’s 57.5% interest in the Tui area oil fields to Tamarind Management Sdn Bhd, subject to customary consents from the New Zealand Government and Tui Joint Venture.
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February 01, 2017
International oil and gas production company TAG Oil Ltd. has announced that the Company’s wholly owned Australian subsidiary, Cypress Petroleum Pty Ltd., has closed the purchase of 100% interest in Petroleum Lease (PL) 17 from privately held Southern Cross Petroleum & Exploration Pty Ltd.
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January 26, 2017
A subsidiary of TechnipFMC has entered into an agreement with INPEX Operations Australia for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) services in Ichthys field, approximately 220 km offshore Western Australia, for the Ichthys LNG Project.
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January 19, 2017
Searcher Seismic, in conjunction with project partner CGG, has commenced the PSDM reprocessing of ~1,668 km2 of 3D seismic data in the Carnarvon basin, Western Australia.
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January 18, 2017
Asia-Pacific's upstream sector holds up to $40 billion worth of opportunities in 2017 as oil majors continue to divest mature and mid-life assets in the region, according to a research by Wood Mackenzie.
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January 13, 2017
LEIDSCHENDAM, The Netherlands -- Fugro has been awarded a contract from INPEX Operations Australia for subsea services to be executed across the Ichthys facilities in the Timor Sea, located approximately 220 km from the coast of Western Australia.
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January 11, 2017
Proserv and SapuraKencana Technology Sdn Bhd (SK Technology), a wholly owned subsidiary of SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad, are joining forces to provide enhanced technology services to clients in Asia Pacific.
