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Western Gas looks to east coast pipeline to make a market for Equus
Western Gas is looking east, at petrochemicals, at WA buyers and the North West Shelf LNG plant to find a market for its Equus gas.
Oil and gas job cuts six times deeper than 2020 Australian average
The Australian oil and gas industry shed about 3000 jobs in 2020, a far deeper cut than the national average, leaving the offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA worried about lack of maintenance.
Behind closed doors: what worries Australia’s offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA
While Australia's offshore oil and gas industry grew safety regulator NOPSEMA was troubled by cost-cutting operators, old wells to clean up and dealing with COVID-19.
Chevron sells greenhouse-impact certified LNG to Singapore
Singapore's Pavilion Energy will buy Australian LNG from Chevron with certified greenhouse emissions, in another sign that Asian buyers are favouring less carbon-intensive gas.
Woodside’s Coleman: Myanmar coup a “difficult decision” for aggrieved generals
Woodside boss Peter Coleman said the military of Myanmar where Woodside operates "weren't being heard" and staging a coup was a "difficult decision" for the generals.
The green legal action that could halt Woodside’s $US11.4B Scarborough LNG
Woodside wants to sanction its $US11.4 billion Scarborough LNG project in 2021, but a legal challenge to regulatory approval for years of carbon emissions could put it in a two-year legal limbo.
WA energy debate: When and where the wind blows after coal
The WA energy trilemma: Labor is ready to go but don’t mention coal, Liberals want to drop coal but are light on detail, the Greens want to dump gas as well, and they all love green hydrogen.
Australia will face carbon levies unless it changes course
President Biden's carbon tariff plan is aimed at China but Australian exporters will be collateral damage unless the Federal Government adopts real measures to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Santos’ $126M Reindeer gas field write off tightens WA market
Santos' Reindeer gas field will fill with water sooner than expected and the production loss will add to concerns about the supply of gas to WA this decade.
WA Libs fills Labor’s energy policy void with a coal exit and green hydrogen
The Liberals know where to take WA energy but probably not how to do it. Labor is on top of the detail but shy of facing the inevitable. So close to a bipartisan approach, will our political class blow it?
Regulator orders Inpex to stop Ichthys drilling until it is safe
After 200 tonnes of large pipe fell out of control Inpex and Maersk cannot drill for more gas at Ichthys until they convince the regulator that there will be no potentially fatal incidents.
Gorgon emissions to soar until Chevron fixes restricted CO2 injection
Gorgon LNG's carbon emissions will jump by more than one million tonnes a year until Chevron fixes an underground pressure management problem that caused WA's safety regulator to curtail CO2 injection by two-thirds.