CO2CRC has announced the successful completion of the safe injection of CO2 into a saline formation 1.5km below ground at the Otway International Test Centre (OITC) in Nirranda South, Victoria.
This is a major milestone in CO2CRC’s Otway Stage 3 Project which is developing next generation subsurface CO2 monitoring and verification technologies for application in commercial carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.
The CO2 has been safely injected deep into the subsurface, marking...
French supermajor Total has declared Force Majeure on its Mozambique-led LNG plant and withdrawn all of its staff from conflict zone areas close to the construction site.
This follows the killing of dozens of people in the town of Palma in March in the northeastern part of the east African country which is a focal point for three major LNG projects worth US$60 billion.
Total said of the latest decision: “Considering the evolution of the security situation, Total confirms the...
Australia’s peak body for the oil and gas industry said the announcement of $539.2 million in new hydrogen and carbon capture, use and storage projects by the Morrison Government was a massive boost for the industry and will help to further cut Australia’s emissions.
APPEA Chief Executive Andrew McConville said many of the association’s members are already at the forefront of hydrogen development and carbon capture solutions and this announcement will help accelerate development.
Equinor is introducing autonomous ATEX-certified robots for inspection and maintenance on their oil and gas installations.
The partner in the project is inspection robotics specialist Taurob of Austria. Its robot will be used to conduct routine inspection and maintenance tasks on offshore installations.
Taurob initially developed robotics for human safety, particularly in emergency response situations, 11 years ago. Safety is also the main driver for the energy...
Technology group Wärtsilä is converting the 90 MW Bel-Air power plant in Dakar, Senegal to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The plant, which is owned by Senelec, Senegal’s public utility company, currently operates on heavy fuel oil and Wartsilia said the conversion will future-proof the facility as Senegal’s long-term strategy is to lower the carbon footprint of energy production by switching to gas when domestic supply is available. This project is part of an interim...
Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, has entered into a new, three-year engineering framework agreement with Norway-based NEL Hydrogen, aligning with the company’s ambition to unlock sustainable solutions to global energy challenges.
Through the provision of its project execution expertise, Wood said it will work with NEL Hydrogen to support the delivery of large-scale green hydrogen production plants and play a leading role in the transition towards an integrated,...
The nation’s peak oil and gas industry body has said the release by the Australian government of a suite of measures aimed at enhancing and strengthening Australia’s offshore oil and gas decommissioning framework is a step in the right direction.
APPEA Chief Executive Andrew McConville said industry has worked constructively with the Government to develop an appropriate, forward-looking decommissioning framework and will look at what is proposed closely.
“The offshore oil...
India is set to commence 647 oil and gas projects from 2021 to 2025, accounting for 33% of the total upcoming project starts in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to GlobalData.
The data and analytics company’s report, ‘Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Projects Outlook to 2025 - Development Stage, Capacity, Capex and Contractor Details of All New Build and Expansion Projects’, reveals that out of 647 projects to commence operations by 2025, upstream projects would be 80, midstream...
Natural gas and the jobs it can create has the potential to be an economic and environmental strength for Australia but only with the right regulatory environment and if the misinformation stops, APPEA Chief Executive Andrew McConville has warned.
Using his keynote address at the Australian Domestic Gas Outlook conference, Mr McConville said there was an enormous opportunity to create thousands of jobs and help Australia reach zero net emissions by 2050.
“Sadly, vested...
The recent LNG supply agreement signed between Qatar Petroleum, Singapore-based LNT Marine, the American Bureau of Shipping and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding is “the latest sign of a new surge in gas investment that is set to shape the small Gulf state beyond the football World Cup in 202.
That’s according to GlobalData, who said over the past 10 years Qatar’s investment focus had been on the development of infrastructure for the FIFA football World Cup in 2022 to deliver...