LNG

Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments for the month of July reached a record 5.4 million tonnes (Mt), driven by higher output from Gorgon and the North-West Shelf (NWS).

Chevron is less than a month away from starting production at the $US34 billion ($42.4 billion) Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Western Australia.

Engineering company EnerMech has been awarded a subcontract by JKC Australia LNG for specialist commissioning activities at INPEX’s Ichthys LNG project at Darwin.

Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has left South Korea on its way to northwest Australia.

Communications provider Swift Networks has won a material contract to design and construct a remote networking solution at Rio Tinto’s Hope Downs workers’ village in the Pilbara of Western Australia.

Engineering company Monadelphous has secured new contracts and additional work worth a combined $125 million.

Australia has contributed as global coal consumption fell sharply for the second consecutive year in 2016, according to a BP report.

The Northern Territory Government is investing $250,000 in a feasibility study to assess the potential of developing a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) train at ConocoPhillips’ Darwin LNG facility.

Woodside Energy, together with GE, have signed an agreement to support the use of LNG as a key fuel source in Western Australia.

Woodside Energy, together with Rio Tinto and BHP, are taking part in a joint study to assess the viability of using LNG-fuelled iron ore bulk carriers.

The Queensland Government has released land for gas exploration in the Surat Basin, under strict conditions that the gas produced is sold in Australia.

Engineering company EnerMech has acquired oil and gas electrical services supplier EPS Group in Australia and the Americas.

Queensland has recorded a $1.6 billion increase in exports, driven by the rising value of hard coking coal and liquefied natural gas exports.

Perth-based company Oxair Gas Systems has secured a contract to maintain the nitrogen generator plant on-board Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility.

JKC Australia LNG has confirmed there will be approximately 145 worker redundancies at the Ichthys project in Darwin.

Emerson has secured a contract with Shell Australia to provide automation maintenance and reliability services for their Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility.

Woodside has entered an agreement to acquire half of BHP Billiton’s Scarborough area assets in the Canarvon Basin, in offshore Western Australia.

Victoria’s ban on fracking will have far ranging impacts on the state’s energy security.

Woodside is looking to recommence their abandoned Browse LNG project after it was halted in March.

Santos has announced a write-down of US$1.5 billion on its GLNG asset.