Exclusive Investigation Western Gas, an ineffective regulator and a $US100M clean-up bill If Western Gas' Equus LNG project does not take off in these tough times neither the small company nor regulator NOPTA have an answer to how making safe the wells is paid for.
LNG How Don helped Kerry win the east coast gas game Don Voelte does not hold back telling the tale of the east coast gas mess that Woodside wisely avoided and Beach Energy profited from.
Shell Shell slashes value of Prelude floating LNG Shell has followed BP in thinking its oil and gas assets are now worth much less in a post-COVID more climate-aware world and Prelude LNG is a big contributor to the value destruction.
Safety Offshore maintenance backlog worries unions and safety regulator Delays in offshore oil and gas maintenance after COVID-19 workforce cuts worries safety regulator NOPSEMA and unions, who have pointed to Inpex's Ichthys LNG project as a concern.
Woodside Coleman smells ammonia in Woodside’s future Woodside looks at gas to ammonia to fuel coal-fired power stations as concerns grow about the viability of LNG mega-projects.
LNG Woodside's future hangs on the NWS exit rush Chevron started Peter Coleman's challenges: an ageing plant, high cost gas, partner churn and global forces making the LNG game tougher than anyone envisaged a few years ago.
Decommissioning Woodside abandons abandonment for Echo Yodel If Woodside's argument that a reef's environmental benefit outweighs 400 tonnes of plastic in the ocean wins over NOPSEMA then leaving everything on the seabed could become the default option for Australia's oil and gas players.
Domestic Gas WA's near useless domestic gas deal with Woodside's Pluto LNG Woodside's Pluto LNG plant has delivered less that one per cent of its gas to WA due to a 2006 WA Government deal that appeared generous then and looks feeble now.
Carbon Emissions Chevron's dodge on Gorgon LNG carbon pollution rejected Chevron has been denied a two-year free pass on Gorgon greenhouse gas emissions by the WA Government that could cost it more than $80 million, and there may be a future bill for Wheatstone as well.
Engineering Diversified KBR ready for the downturn but wary of project risk KBR is weathering the oil price slump through diversification but senior exec Greg Conlon is worried oil and gas companies will impose excessive risk onto contractors when the industry recovers.
Shell No winners from Shell’s $US17B Prelude floating LNG Shell's giant $US17B Prelude floating LNG is late, expensive, dirty and so far unreliable. An exclusive look at how a failed investment for Shell is a terrible deal for Australia.
Woodside Woodside's Scarborough LNG uneconomic before price crash: Woodmac If Scarborough, considered the most economic of Woodside's two projects, was uncompetitive before LNG prices crashed then plans will have to change on the Burrup Peninsula.
LNG The Prelude floating LNG design challenge Designing Shell's Prelude floating LNG project involved shrinking a complex LNG plant and making it safe in cyclonic seas on top of the world's largest offshore facility.
Carbon Emissions 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.
COVID-19 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
Carbon Emissions 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.
NOPSEMA 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 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.
LNG Analysts agree 2020 tough for LNG sellers Wood Mackenzie and Bloomberg agree that too much US gas, high stockpiles in Europe and demand hit by COVID-19 make 2020 a tough time for LNG sellers.
Carbon Emissions Woodside changes story on Browse LNG emissions Woodside has told investors it can afford to bury CO2 from its Browse LNG project just months after telling regulators it was a "high-risk, high-cost" option.
Carbon Emissions Shell's Prelude LNG is a carbon disaster Shell's Prelude floating LNG, already besieged with safety and reliability issues, has produced 2.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases for one cargo of LNG.
Industrial Relations Woodside and Chevron dividends flow as LNG jobs culled WA LNG producers Woodside and Chevron, beset by low prices and COVID-19 work restrictions, are maintaining dividends to shareholders and gas to customers as they shed workers, with unions describing Woodside’s actions as “brutal, cold, and unnecessary.”
Woodside Woodside slashes offshore maintenance workforce Woodside has heavily pruned its critical offshore maintenance teams leaving casual workers facing an uncertain future.
LNG Virus likely to stall Woodside and Santos LNG growth plans: WoodMac Woodside's Scarborough and Santos' Barossa LNG projects unlikely to happen this year as planned according to oil and gas experts Wood Mackenzie.
LNG Woodside’s LNG projects a risky bet: Paris Agreement chief Woodside risks LNG demand squeezed by cheaper renewables not lasting long enough for decent payback from its Scarborough and Browse projects.
