By Dale Granger
With the 2024 US election on the cusp of being announced, energy is once again front and centre in the tussle between Kamala Harris’s Democrats and Donald Trump’s MAGA movement for the keys of the White House.
At the time of going to press the election was balanced on a knife edge with all eyes focussed on Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral college votes, notably the prolific Utica and Marcellus shale basins, fraccing and the other “swing states”: Arizona,...
Petrobras has made a final investment decision (FID) to expedite the second development phase of two oil fields in the pre-salt Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil.
Petrobras’ FID for the second development phase of the Atapu and Sépia fields enables Seatrium to. proceed with two newbuild contracts, valued at approximately S$11 billion ($8.15 billion), for the construction of the FPSOs P-84 and P-85. Petrobras holds a 65.7% stake in the shared reservoir of Atapu with Shell (16.7%),...
Attendees at this year’s PESA QLD Branch Symposium were first to see items featuring the
newly rebranded PESA Symposium artwork, designed by Leah Cummins of Bunya Designs.
Leah, had an extensive career at Origin Energy, is now producing art through her own
business www.bunyadesigns.com.au. Leah is a proud Mayi woman from North-Western
Queensland and described the meaning of new-look PESA QLD symposium artwork as
follows; “The large circles represent the states and territories, the contour...
The Australian oil and gas sector’s leadership in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) - a key emissions reductions technology - is set to be showcased on the world stage.
Australian Energy Producers is pleased to announce it will co-host the world’s leading CCUS conference in Perth in 2026, in partnership with the CSIRO, CO2CRC and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
The Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT) Conference, run by the...
Analysis shows US$78 trillion needed to achieve net zero and 1.5 C warming scenario
A string of global shocks has likely put 2030 emissions reduction targets out of reach. But with decisive action, there is still time to reach net zero emissions by 2050, according to Wood Mackenzie’s ‘Energy Transition Outlook’ report, a milestone assessment of the global journey towards a lower carbon future.
The new report analyses four different pathways for the energy and natural resources...
PESA (Qld) Branch committee member and Santos Geologist, Katherine (Kat) Gioseffi, was the successful recipient of a PESA Meritorious Service Award (MSA) for 2024 in recognition of her unwavering passion for energy geoscience and her dedication to increasing society participation among early-career graduates.
Kat, who received her MSA at the Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition in Perth in May, was nominated by the PESA (Qld) Branch in recognition of her steadfast...
TotalEnergies has announced that the Harald East Middle Jurassic nearby exploration well (HEMJ-1X) has discovered additional gas condensate resources in the Harald field, in the Danish North Sea.
Located in shallow waters, 25km off the west coast of Denmark, the HEMJ-1X well was drilled in the Eastern part of Harald field and encountered 48meters of net gas condensate pay in a good quality reservoir.
The HEMJ-1X well will be immediately connected to the Harald platform and is expected...
Queensland’s oil and gas industry congratulates Premier David Crisafulli and looks forward to working with the incoming LNP Government on the sector’s strategic plan for economic and energy security.
The gas sector is a major contributor to the Queensland economy, delivering around $1.4 billion in government revenue each year and supporting 67,600 Queensland jobs. In 2023-24, the industry spent $3.9 billion with 3,477 Queensland businesses, predominantly in regional parts of the...
EnergyQuest has released released a detailed, independent review of Australia’s carbon capture, utilisation and storage industry.
The report, Unlocking the Potential of Carbon Capture, examines why CCUS is necessary, the key factors for successful project execution, and the current status and outlook of CCUS (including CCS) projects for Australia.
"Australia is falling behind and could lose a golden opportunity in carbon capture
Australia is already home to two world class carbon capture...
Shearwater Geoservices Holding AS (“Shearwater”) has secured its second award from TotalEnergies for an Angolan OBN project. This follows the recent award of a project at block B32 on October 9, 2024.
The three-month deepwater OBN survey at B20/11 covering the Golfinho and Cameia fields, will utilise the Shearwater OBN platform comprising of the Pearl node and the company’s fit for purpose dual ROV-equipped SW Tasman. The SW Gallien will be acting as source vessel and the project...