Cyclone Narelle shuts 44pc of WA gas supply
Santos' Varanus Island is not producing gas. Nor are the shuttered North West Shelf and Wheatstone plants.
The Perth-based LNG specialist operates the North West Shelf and Pluto LNG projects and is developing the Scarborough and Browse fields. It also has a 50 per cent stake in ExxonMobil's Bass Strait operation and substantial interests in the US and Mexico.
Santos' Varanus Island is not producing gas. Nor are the shuttered North West Shelf and Wheatstone plants.
As Asia scrambles for gas, another Australian gas export plant is out of action, and the WA Government monitors the situation to ensure sufficient fuel for the state.
Santos' decommissioning liability matches a quarter of its $22b value, but its disclosures to investors fared poorly against the latest accounting standards, according to an international survey.
Australia's biggest oil and gas producer has posted record production and cut costs, but weak fossil fuel prices have weighed on profits
Woodside and other exporters have a "shocking record" of not providing evidence that gas helps reduce carbon emissions, according to Chris Tallentire.
After a big splash four years ago and little publicity since, Woodside has teamed up with Japanese partners to promote a smaller, later, and dirtier hydrogen plant.
Woodside's Pluto project is delivering a tiny sliver of gas to WA compared to other exporters, but the Domgas Alliance wants to change that.
Regulator NOPSEMA has directed Woodside to properly plan its work after a series of preventable safety incidents off the WA and Victorian coasts.
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Alcoa, Wesfarmers and other big gas users in WA want Woodside to deliver what it agreed with the state government.
Federal environment minister Murray Watt did not have to consider climate impacts when making his decision.
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