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Regulator blasts ExxonMobil on safety and decommissioning
• dirty deeds at Gorgon • Alcoa clean tech •
Alcoa to test new steam tech in WA that could cut emissions 70pc
Alcoa will trial technology at its Wagerup alumina refinery to produce steam by renewable-powered compression instead of gas-fired heat that promises a 70% per cent emissions reduction.
Regulator blasts ExxonMobil’s Bass Strait maintenance, orders huge decommissioning push
Bass Strait partners ExxonMobil and BHP must plug 180 wells, dismantle ten platforms and tackle life-threatening corrosion after intervention by offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA.
UGL pushed spurious safety risks at Chevron’s Gorgon to kill industrial action
Maintenance contractor UGL has used a clause designed to ensure safety during a strike at Chevron's Gorgon LNG to portray the industrial action as illegal.
Net-zero emissions by 2050 needs immediate halt to new oil, gas and coal projects: IEA
New fossil fuel projects must end today for the world to navigate a "viable but narrow pathway to net-zero emissions by 2050," according to the International Energy Agency.
Big players scout for carbon storage off WA and NT
• & possible big move away from Aussie coal and gas by Japan •
Clouded future of gas in WA drives Strike Energy to urea
Strike Energy's Stuart Nicholls regards the WA gas market as a dangerous place to be as new cheap supply comes in as the big resource players prepare to move away from fossil fuels.
Gorgon workers left waiting for mercury contamination results
Safety regulator WorkSafe does not know when it will receive test results so four workers on Chevron's Gorgon LNG plant will know if they have received an unsafe exposure to toxic mercury.
The budget is a flight of fancy ignoring Australia’s low-emissions future
In this week's budget the Morrison Government ignored clean energy and instead took a long-odds bet that carbon capture and storage will allow fossil fuels to carry on untouched by climate concerns.
Yara and JERA seek Pilbara carbon storage for blue ammonia
If CO2 from Yara's Pilbara ammonia plant is buried WA could ship a clean fuel to displace coal in JERA's Japanese power stations, but underground carbon storage has its doubters.
Offshore oil & gas producers to pay for $1B Northern Endeavour cleanup
For every dollar Woodside saved in 2015 selling the Northern Endeavour, the oil and gas industry may have to pay back threefold after the Federal Government moved to protect ordinary taxpayers from the cost of decommissioning the vessel and oil field.
Santos and ENI team up to tackle dirty gas and decommissioning
Santos and ENI are looking for solutions for CO2 and removing old facilities in the waters north of Darwin. Time will tell if the problems are solved or just delayed.