Woodside Petroleum has announced a $2.5 billion equity raising to provide funding to increase its stake in the Scarborough gas field offshore Western Australia by 50 per cent.
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Aurizon abandons application for Galilee Basin rail funding
Rail operator Aurizon will withdraw an application to the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) for funding to assist with a rail development in the Galilee Basin in Queensland.
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Ashurst oil and gas predictions for 2018 suggest industry stabilisation
Law firm Ashurst has released nine predictions for the oil and gas industry in 2018, and the results have been encouraging overall.
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Woodside estimates LNG ramp-up into Q1 2018
Woodside Petroleum's fourth quarter report has been released, and while the company's overall production levels did not lift by a great deal, its LNG estimates for 2018 are up significantly on 2017 actual figures.
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Australia’s LNG industry enjoys ‘watershed year’ in 2017
Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports hit 56.8 million tonnes (Mt) in 2017, jumping 26.3 per cent from 44.9Mt in the previous year.
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Coal, LNG performance defies resources industry opponents: QRC
Queensland’s resources sector, guided by record liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and high demand for coal, continues to underpin the state’s economy, according to Queensland Resources Council (QRC) chief executive Ian Macfarlane.
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Aussie exports to reach record high, says government report
The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has released its quarterly Resources and Energy report, detailing a rise in the value of Australian projects thanks to iron ore and LNG exports, as well as the tech metal boom.
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Beach Energy farms into LNG prospect with BP and Cue
Beach Energy has entered into an equity deal over two prospects at the Ironbark offshore gas project in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia.
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Cat to launch dual fuel retrofit kit for 785C truck
Caterpillar will offer its gas blending retrofit kit for the 785C mining truck in 2018.
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WA exports up 18 per cent on 2016, iron ore leads the way
A Western Australian Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety report has revealed that the state's exports reached nearly $105 billion over the past year, an 18 per cent increase over 2015–16 figures.
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Shell awards Prelude FLNG contract
Engineering and maintenance services provider EnerMech has been awarded a five-year contract for hose and hose fittings supply and services for Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in Western Australia.
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Chevron starts LNG production at Wheatstone
Chevron has launched production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Wheatstone project in Western Australia.
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Government iron ore price outlook remains below $US50 a tonne
The Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Innovation and Science remains steadfast in its forecast that the iron ore price will average below $US50 a tonne in 2019.
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WA resources sector records marked sales increase in 2017
Western Australia's McGowan Government has announced that local mineral and petroleum industry has seen a 19 per cent increase in value over 2015-16 sales figures, with $105 billion in recorded sales.
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Record month for LNG as Gorgon, North West Shelf increase output
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).
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Chevron to launch production at Wheatstone LNG this month
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.
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EnerMech contract at Ichthys LNG project to create job opportunities
Engineering company EnerMech has been awarded a subcontract by JKC Australia LNG for specialist commissioning activities at INPEX’s Ichthys LNG project at Darwin.
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Shell floating LNG facility sets sail for Australia
Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has left South Korea on its way to northwest Australia.
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Are you not entertained, Rio workers? Expect a Swift upgrade
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.
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Monadelphous wins Ichthy LNG contract, adds $125m of work
Engineering company Monadelphous has secured new contracts and additional work worth a combined $125 million.
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