Archives for April 2020

April 2020

Oil Search completes successful well tests at Nanushuk in Alaska

07/04/2020 Posted by Dale

The Mitquq 1 ST1 and the Stirrup 1 wells were both digged, logged, cored and flow tested, which included a clean-up and flow period and a pressure build-up before the final flow test to assess deliverabilities.

At Mitquq 1 ST1, located nine-kilometres east of the proposed central processing facility of the Pikka Unit Development, Oil Search encountered a net pay zone of 52.5m with a gas cap of nine metres. The well flowed at a rate of 1730 barrels of oil per day (bopd) from a single stimulated zone.

Stirrup 1, located 12km west of the Horseshoe...

NOPSEMA accepts proposal to develop Scarborough gas fields

07/04/2020 Posted by Dale

NOPSEMA has announced approval of the Scarborough project, which it says has satisfied environmental hurdles and the management of greenhouse gas emissions.

This follows a year’s assessment, including an eight-week public comment process.

Woodside CEO, Peter Coleman, said NOPSEMA’s acceptance of the offshore project proposal was a significant step forward for the proposed development of the gas resource, which is now being progressed on a revised schedule due to the current global investment environment.

Coleman said:

Energy bill relief essential for small business and households to survive virus impacts

07/04/2020 Posted by Dale

A move to provide immediate bill relief across three states to small businesses and households struggling to pay electricity and gas bills as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been welcomed by one of the country's largest energy infrastructure businesses.

Multinet Gas Networks (MGN) and Australian Gas Networks (AGN), part of the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG), which supplies over two million customers across Australia, said the measures would help soften the blow for customers being stressed by indefinite business uncertainty and loss of household income related to COVID-19.

MGN and AGN, as part of AGIG, have been working closely with the energy bodies and stakeholders in implementing this relief package.