Energy
Carnarvon makes “transformational” oil discovery off WA coast
CARNARVON Petroleum Limited and its JV partner Quadrant Energy have made a “significant” oil discovery with the Dorado-1 well off the north-west coast of Western Australia.
AOG | Oil and Gas Industry Confidence Report
There is a clear view that a turnaround in industry confidence is occurring, with the majority of the respondents suggesting that the local industry is in the early stages of recovery, although there was a strong perception that the real strength of the turnaround will be more noticeable in the mid-term (2 to 5 years).
Woodside highlights offshore WA gas developments as being on the Horizon
The local oil and gas supply sector, wondering is there were any new projects coming over the “Horizon” have been provided with a major boost with Woodside today highlighting a string of new projects that are firmly in its development schedule.
CWT/IBS Research: How to Potentially Reduce Travel Spend by Up To 15%
CWT Energy, Resources & Marine and IBS Software Services launched a report showing how companies can cut their travel spend by up to 15 percent and reduce overall travel arrangement times by up to 75 percent. The white paper: Mining for Savings in Travel & Logistics explores the opportunities and challenges of consolidating logistics and […]
Major new oil, gas and energy body to boost Australian competitiveness
National Energy Resources Australia (NERA), a new oil, gas and energy industry body has been launched as part of the Federal Government’s $248 million Industry Growth Centres Initiative, at the 2016 Australasian Oil and Gas Conference in Perth. Announced by the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Growth Centre Chair Ken Fitzpatrick, NERA will use Federal […]
Fixed and Floating Structures a major stream at AOG 2016
Internationally renowned professional institution the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) is bringing its expertise to the Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference (AOG) for the first time in 2016.
AWE kick starts 2016 with Waitsia go-ahead
The Western Australian oil and gas sector has received a significant kick start to the New Year with AWE Limited and Origin Energy announcing they will be fast-tracking the development of the Waitsia gas field to the north of Perth. Only discovered in September 2014 with the drilling of the Senecio-3 well in the onshore […]
Australian oil and gas sector receives major vote of confidence with two new projects announced
Australia’s oil and gas service and supply sector has received a major boost with news that more than $2 billion in new project work is set to go ahead.
Planning re-think needed for 2016
Globally, the oil and gas industry is entering an era where uncertainty abounds and the need for industry leadership and better cooperation is becoming more and more profound, according to a leading industry analyst. Independent Project Analysis oil and gas practice director Neeraj Nandurdikar told the Year in Infrastructure 2015 conference, held in London in […]
Oil doom and gloom ignores bright gas future
The current market conditions of low oil prices, cost cutting and retracted exploration activity may be making the headlines, however a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows Australia and the Asia Pacific region have much to be positive about in the longer term. Forecasts from the IEA released in November state natural […]