The longest deep-crustal seismic survey ever conducted by Geoscience Australia has been completed in central-western Queensland.
Company Updates
Former Santos COO Takes the Reins at Beach Energy
Beach Energy has appointed Mr Brett Woods as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) from 21 February 2024 - or such other date as mutually agreed.
Wood Signs Global Framework Agreement with Shell
Wood has been awarded a multi-year enterprise framework agreement (EFA) to continue to provide services to Shell’s global projects.
CGG, PGS and TGS Introduce New Tiered Offerings for Versal, the World’s First Multi-Client Data Ecosystem
CGG, PGS and TGS, industry leaders of multi-client geoscience data, have announced the launch of new tiered offerings for Versal, the “groundbreaking multi-client data ecosystem”.
Wood Wins Contracts to Deliver Emissions Reductions on Australian Gas Projects
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 Zealand and MEPAU’s Waitsia Gas Project in Western Australia.
Under these contracts, Wood said it was designing programs to improve operations and plant reliability while optimising energy use and electrification.
Northern Goldfields Interconnect Pipeline Opens, Creating Interconnected WA Gas Grid
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 infrastructure, especially in the emerging Perth Basin.
APA CEO and Managing Director Adam Watson said...
NextDecade Takes FID for First Three LNG Trains at Rio Grande LNG
NextDecade has taken a final investment decision (FID) to construct the first three liquefaction trains (Phase 1) at the Company’s 27 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) export facility in Brownsville, Texas.
Shearwater GeoServices to Conduct Innovative Streamer & Node Survey for OMV (Norge) AS.
Shearwater has announced a new project with OMV for a pioneering towed streamer survey with Ocean Bottom Nodes over the Berling gas and condensate discovery.
New Sunshine State APPEA Director Aims to Ensure Gas Momentum
Australia’s oil and gas industry has named its new Queensland Director to ensure the state continues to share in the benefits of the gas industry on the path to net zero.
PGS Targets North Sumatra for Latest Data Rejuvenation
The North Sumatra MC2D data rejuvenation project from PGS will provide a new look at one of the hottest hydrocarbon provinces in Indonesia following the successful Timpan-1 discovery in 2022. Data will be ready in Q2 2024.