Archives for July 2023

Wood Wins Contracts to Deliver Emissions Reductions on Australian Gas Projects

31/07/2023 Posted by Dale

Global consulting and engineering company Wood has secured contracts with Beach Energy and Mitsui E&P Australia (MEPAU) to deliver solutions to achieve emissions reduction targets.

Wood said these strategic projects will reduce emissions intensity in line with Australia’s National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act, which is driving a reduction in emissions baselines1 by 4.9 percent each year before 2030.

Applying innovations in maintenance, operations and brownfield engineering, Wood is focused on reducing carbon emissions at Beach Energy’s facilities across Australia and New…

APPEA: ‘Victorian Home Gas Ban Ignores Importance of Gas in Net Zero Energy Mix’

31/07/2023 Posted by Dale

The Victorian Government’s gas ban for new homes ignores the fundamentals of the energy system transformation to net zero including the importance of gas as a partner to renewables in reliable electricity generation.

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) today said the Government’s policy shifts the burden on to consumers, pushing households on to an already strained coal-based electricity grid and ignoring the urgent need for new local gas supply to reduce emissions and put downward pressure on prices.

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Northern Goldfields Interconnect Pipeline Opens, Creating Interconnected WA Gas Grid

31/07/2023 Posted by Dale

APA Group’s new Northern Goldfields Interconnect (NGI) pipeline was officially opened by Western Australia Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Hydrogen Industry and Industrial Relations, the Hon. Bill Johnston MLA.

APA said the NGI pipeline would provide greater energy security, supporting growth and transition in the Western Australia resources sector.

The new 580-kilometre buried pipeline connects the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline to the Goldfields Gas Pipeline, providing better access to existing and new natural gas production regions and gas storage…