Cyclone damage shuts Jadestone's Stag oil field off WA
The London-listed company may not have fully disclosed to the regulator the full extent of damage to its field off the Pilbara coast.
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Total fears Ichthys cost blowout to $US40b
The cost of Inpex's Ichthys LNG project may increase to $US40 billion, according to French oil major Total.
Cutbacks and haste spell danger on Northern Endeavour
Maintenance cutbacks and pressure to resume production made the Northern Endeavour oil vessel a dangerous place to work.
Wheatstone faces return of carbon curb
Chevron's Wheatstone LNG project may need to offset more than one million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year if restrictions that were removed by Colin Barnett in 2013 are reinstated.
Big gas egos destroy national wealth
Some of the biggest oil and gas companies in the world are playing an expensive game of brinkmanship in the North West of WA.
North West Shelf partners bicker over maintenance bucks
Buck-passing between oil giants over who pays for the upkeep of the ageing North West Shelf LNG plant has emerged as the biggest hurdle to Woodside sending its Browse gas to the facility.
Korean-built gas giants arrive in WA
In 2017 Australia’s made-in-Korea offshore LNG boom saw three giants towed 5600km south, but 2018 is crunch time: making it all work.
Gorgon CO2 injection stopped by leaks and corrosion
Chevron's $2.5B effort to cut bury emissions from its Gorgon LNG project has been thwarted by equipment failures.
Exploration needed to keep WA supplied wth gas
The WA domestic gas market needs an exploration boost and more supply from the Gorgon project if it is to meet rising demand over the next 10 years.
Fortescue to decide on native title appeal
Mining companies, pastoralists and native title claimants across the county will be watching to see if Fortescue appeal a landmark native title decision that awarded exclusive title over the Solomon Hub iron ore operation in the Pilbara.
Finder chases $200m to explore offshore WA
Private Perth-based oil and gas explorer Finder Exploration is chasing about $200 million of private equity investment to fund a five-well WA offshore drilling program due to start late next year.
Inpex has Ichthys on track to start in March
The $US37 billion Ichthys LNG project is on track to start up next March as its two giant vessels moored about 200km off the Kimberley are readied for production.
Chevron "missed a few things" designing Gorgon: John Watson
Chevron chief executive John Watson says his company should have done more engineering and planning before it sanctioned the Gorgon LNG project in 2009.