LNG

Project Management

Woodside limits Scarborough cost bump but is silent on risk

Woodside is now chasing investors in its $US12B Scarborough to Pluto LNG project, but they need to look beyond the headline number.

Gas

Another job cull at Woodside

Employees across Woodside lost their jobs today, with many more expected to follow, as chief executive Meg O'Neill chases a 30 per cent cut in operating costs.

Woodside Petroleum

Woodside + BHP Aussie oil & gas: inspiration or desperation?

Buying BHP’s Australian oil and gas assets could allow Woodside to escape its lost decade, but its shareholders and Australian taxpayers should count their fingers after the handshake.

Carbon Emissions

Ichthys flaring casts doubt on carbon-neutral LNG cargo

TotalEnergies shipped a carbon-neutral LNG cargo from Ichthys in late 2020 when the Inpex-operated project had massive flaring of gas but will not confirm if the above normal emissions were offset.

Analysis

Japan plans to almost halve LNG for power by 2030

Crunch time for Australian LNG: True Paris-aligned emissions targets kill demand and ammonia hopes are too small, too late and probably green.

Chevron

Time’s up on Gorgon’s five years of carbon storage failure

On July 18 Chevron will be millions of tonnes short of required CO2 injection at Gorgon LNG. If the WA Government stands firm the carbon credit bill could approach $100 million.

Safety

Concern over corrosion found at Woodside’s North West Shelf LNG

Woodside has found corrosion during a shutdown of the North West Shelf's LNG Train 4 that potentially is a serious concern. It is understood Woodside is now inspecting other trains for the problem.

Local content

Chevron exports jobs with Gorgon $6B subsea compression

A $6B high-tech subsea compression system will keep Chevron's Gorgon LNG plant supplied with gas but little of the massive spend will occur in Australia.

LNG

Chevron's Gorgon CO2 injection fix needs more time, so more emissions

Chevron's Gorgon should be a showpiece of carbon capture and storage but five years after first LNG it is still not working properly and has another five-month extension from the regulator.

Carbon Emissions

Woodside’s real plan for Pluto LNG: delay action, not reduce emissions

Woodside's Pluto net-zero 2050 plan is greenwashing, leaving 70% of cuts to the last five years despite investors telling CEO Meg O'Neill they want tangible speedy progress.

APPEA 2021 Perth

Santos fails to back up Barossa emissions reduction claim

Santos says attacks on its heavily-polluting Barossa LNG project "should be taken with a grain of salt" but will not substantiate its own claims that emissions have reduced.

WA Government

Ten tales of Woodside’s merry men: Mark, Bill and Ben

On the occasion of recent WA treasurer Ben Wyatt joining the Woodside board Boiling Cold reviews the top 10 wins for Woodside from WA Labor's first term.

Industrial Relations

UGL pushed spurious safety risks at Chevron’s Gorgon to kill industrial action

Maintenance contractor UGL has used a clause designed to ensure safety during a strike at Chevron's Gorgon LNG to portray the industrial action as illegal.

Carbon capture and storage

Santos and ENI team up to tackle dirty gas and decommissioning

Santos and ENI are looking for solutions for CO2 and removing old facilities in the waters north of Darwin. Time will tell if the problems are solved or just delayed.

Shipping

Rio orders LNG ore carriers after Fortescue dumps gas for green ammonia

In the race to decarbonise iron ore shipping Rio and BHP are chasing incremental improvements with LNG while Andrew Forrest's Fortescue wants zero-emission green ammonia ASAP.

Carbon Emissions

Eye in the sky spies Shell's Prelude floating flare machine

Shell's production of millions of tonnes of carbon emissions by burning excess gas at Prelude LNG 400km off the WA coast will no longer go unnoticed, with satellites now tracking flaring across the globe.