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Aggreko has introduced its new efficient gas engines at a Western Australia gold mine as the company continue their support of low-emission mining projects.

Air leaks cause up to 50 per cent  of energy waste in compressed air systems, resulting in significant energy losses worth up to thousands of dollars per year in manufacturing plants, mines, and more.

Rio Tinto has secured a gas supply agreement with Santos, who will supply 15 petajoules of natural gas to the miner from late 2021.

Anglo American is set to brief its workers on a return to the Moranbah North coal mine in Queensland after completing an investigation into the site’s coal heating incident.

Anglo American has evacuated its workforce from the Moranbah North coal mine in Queensland due to rising gas levels behind the mine’s longwall.

The Port of Port Hedland in Western Australia has docked its first LNG-fuelled vessel to commence a focus on lower emissions in the maritime industry.

Stanmore Coal has partnered with Blue Energy to develop an agreement to capture, process and market its mine gas from the proposed Isaac Plains underground coal mine project in the North Bowen Basin.

Alcoa of Australia has signed three gas sales agreements that will power its Western Australia alumina refineries starting 2024.

Regardless of what is mined, most underground operations produce radon or some kind of radon daughter products, which can make the breathing environment harmful for workers. Australian Mining finds out how Nu Scientific’s range of Radon Scout products protect workers.

Fortescue Metals Group has received an environmental approval to construct and operate a gas-fired power station at the Solomon iron ore mine in Western Australia.

Gold Fields has inked a gas supply agreement with Western Australia’s biggest domestic gas supplier, Santos.

The South Australian Government has cut all costs related to exploration and license fees in the minerals sector to soften the blow of the industry’s coronavirus containment procedures. 

Kalium Lakes has awarded a contract to design, supply, install and commission the 7.5-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power station for its Beyondie Sulphate of Potash Project (BSOPP) to Clarke Energy.

The Papua New Guinea Government has given project partners Total, Exxon Mobil and Australia’s Oil Search the green light to proceed with the $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.

Strike Energy and Warrego Energy’s West Erregulla-2 joint venture project in Western Australia has intercepted and begun drilling through the high cliff sandstone at 4928 metres.

Senex Energy has completed the production test of the Gemba-1 exploration well in the Cooper Basin, enabling the well to be brought online by the end of this year.

Woodside Energy has awarded OEG Offshore a contract to supply a variety of cargo carrying units for all Woodside’s offshore production activities in Australia.

The Strike Energy and Warrego Energy joint venture has discovered gas in the Kingia sandstone as part of the West Erregulia-2 drilling campaign.

Whether it’s because of rising global demand, volatile prices or environmental regulations, there is increased pressure on oil and gas refineries to run more efficiently.

BHP has flagged its ongoing interest in the petroleum market, commenting that the outlook remains positive due to rising demand from the developing world and natural decline in supply.