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”.
Company Updates
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.
Searcher’s commences new 3D Multi-Client survey offshore Papua New Guinea
Searcher Seismic, in cooperation with the Department of Petroleum & Energy and Larus Energy, has commenced the Nanamarope 3D Multi-Client Seismic Survey located over multiple permits in the offshore Gulf of Papua.
PGS Signs MultiClient Reprocessing Agreement in Sarawak
PGS, together with JV consortium partners TGS and SLB have signed a MultiClient reprocessing agreement to expand MultiClient 3D coverage in the prospective Sarawak province offshore Malaysia.
NextDecade agreements with Global Infrastructure Partners and TotalEnergies clears path for Rio Grande LNG Project
NextDecade has entered into framework agreements with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and TotalEnergies to enable the final investment decision for the Rio Grande LNG project Trains 1, 2 and 3 (Phase 1) in Brownsville, Texas and to provide momentum for the further development of RGLNG Train 4 and Train 5.
In terms of the agreement, GIP would become a majority investor in Phase 1, and TotalEnergies would become a 16.67% investor, both subject to execution of definitive documentation and FID.