Regulator orders Stokes' Seven Group to fix leaking gas well off Victorian coast
SGH's decade of neglect of its Longtom gas field off the Gippsland coast is "an erosion of good industry practice" according to NOPSEMA.
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Woodside finds it's not easy being green
Woodside is struggling to portray itself as both green and gassy with mixed messages about carbon emissions, the threat from renewables and why all the way with LNG is a sound long term strategy.
Shell’s 2050 zero carbon net has a hole: a very large loophole
Shell has excluded a vast amount of the oil and gas it sells from its new aim to have net-zero emissions from the manufacture of its products by 2050.
Carbon emissions hurdle for WA projects finalised by EPA
New WA projects will need to publish plans for net-zero emissions by 2050 as the WA Environmental Protection Authority ends a year-long battle with LNG industry.
WA plan for batteries and solar offers cleaner long-term energy
Plans to manage excessive midday solar power in WA's South-West may allow solar and batteries to displace coal and gas in the long-term.
Shell tells Prelude LNG workers to isolate in their own time
To reduce the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak offshore Shell has told its Prelude LNG workforce to spend half their leave in quarantine
Offshore oil and gas warned long rosters affect mental health
Extended offshore rosters can be bad for the mental health of workers and the safety of the facility, warns offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA.
Tougher policing of offshore oil and gas decommissioning
Offshore oil and gas operators that continually delay costly decommissioning will now be watched more closely by offshore safety and environment regulator NOPSEMA.
Gas pipeline tariffs sparks war of words
With $194 million at stake the owner and users of WA's biggest gas pipeline are promoting vastly different views of the future of gas.
WA reforms power grids north and south
Pilbara resource projects can access more competitive power and the South-West grid more easily add batteries and standalone power systems after law changes last week.
Shell's Prelude LNG to keep flaring gas during shutdown
Shell's Prelude floating LNG will keep burning excess gas during a production shutdown of many months, adding to its already high initial carbon footprint.
Woodside gets environmental OK for Scarborough LNG
NOPSEMA has given the environmental credentials of Woodside's Scarborough LNG project a regulatory tick and gushing praise.
Shell shutters Prelude LNG and delays Crux expansion
Shell has shuttered production from its giant Prelude floating LNG facility and delayed the Crux backfill gas project.