Gas leftover from exports not enough for WA power and industry: AEMO
Rising gas prices resulting in job losses are inevitable unless the WA government mandates more supply from gas exporters.
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Woodside field leaks oil for two months
A subsea oil well that leaked for up to two months off the Pilbara coast in 2016 belonged to the Woodside-operated North West Shelf project.
Quadrant looks short of gas before sell off
Macquarie and Brookfield will have to sell exploration potential in their $4 billion float of Quadrant Energy amid concern its domestic gas plants could run dry in as little as six years.
WA gas enough for export and local use: Coleman
Woodside chief executive Peter Coleman believes WA has enough gas to keep the North West Shelf LNG plant exporting and the local market supplied.
No support for tax minimisation fom Woodside
Woodside does not support the use of artificial structures aimed at avoiding or minimising tax, the company’s CFO told a Senate inquiry.
LNG giants start move from South Korea to Australia
A once-in-a-lifetime migration of LNG production vessels from Korea has begun, with waters off WA the destination for the Ichthys and Prelude projects.
Wheatstone startup threatened by offshore problems
Chevron is challenged to meet Wheatstone LNG first LNG target as it continues fixing piping systems on the offshore platform.
Gorgon's catastrophic start-up
In early 2017 Chevron's rush to ship the first LNG from the $US54 billion Gorgon project to meet its chief executive's deadline had disastrous consequences.
Key contractor abandons Inpex's Ichthys LNG plant build
A second key contractor has walked away from Inpex's $US37B Ichthys LNG project, taking 800 workers, over a payment dispute.
Aboriginal heritage red tape excessive: Greens
Greens spokesman for Aboriginal issues and mining Robin Chapple said existing requirements for heritage surveys were excessive.
PRRT: Australia's gas tax that does not work
Australia's Petroleum Resources Rent Tax has incredibly generous annual uplifts in allowable deductions that will likely see little or no payments from its offshore LNG projects.
Little hope for local jobs from new Pluto LNG train
WA cannot match Asian shipyards for large LNG trains, according to Woodside's Mike Utsler, and most work will be done overseas.
Woodside christens first LNG-powered ship
Woodside Energy’s ambition to be at the forefront of ships moving to cleaner fuel took an early step last night with the christening in Fremantle of its first LNG-powered vessel.