Oil and gas technology company Pivotree has built and tested a full-scale prototype of its groundbreaking integrated subsea production tree and vessel mooring system.
Inventor and Pivotree Managing Director Chris Merrick said the Pivotree TM technology has the potential to revolutionise offshore energy development, making previously marginal and stranded oil and gas fields both profitable and sustainable.
Designed and built in Perth, Western Australia, the 44-tonne full-scale...
Santos’ Wilga Park Power Station is now producing enough electricity to power 32,000 homes in New South Wales and it’s all being done using locally-sourced natural gas.
Santos is pumping around 4TJ/day of natural gas to Wilga Park, where it’s converted to electricity for the state’s power grid.
Santos Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Gallagher said 4 TJ/day is just the start of the region’s energy generating potential.
“The gas is...
MOL Pakistan has announced three significant gas discoveries in the TAL Block, located in an area where the company has operated in for 25 years and produced hydrocarbons for 19 years.
The Razgir-1 exploratory well was spudded on 9 January 2024, and drilled to 3,950 meters. Three successful well tests were conducted in three separate geological formations. MOL is the operator of the TAL Block and has an 8.4 % share of volumes produced.
MOL spudded the Razgir-1 well in January 2024 and...
The ink had barely dried on the Federal Government’s Future Gas Policy announced in May and the euphoria was short lived barely a month later when Canberra belatedly announced new exploration export permits for the 2022 offshore acreage release.
Those with a glass half full attitude might toast Resources Minister Madelaine King – who often appears to be fighting a lone crusade in Canberra on behalf of the mining and oil and gas sector – for reaching this milestone two years later,...
Arrow Energy has announced a major expansion of its 27-year Surat Gas Project (SGP) to an area north-east of Miles in Queensland’s Western Downs.
Known as SGP North, the development will bring more than 130 terajoules of additional gas to market per day for long-term contract and domestic customers. The expansion is part of the SGP development, which will have the capability to produce more than 4000 petajoules of gas over the life of the project.
Construction on SGP North is...
PESA West Australia and SPE West Australia, the two largest oil and gas professional organizations
in Perth, held their annual joint event on Thursday, 18 July.
Zhang Xi Po was at the event, hosted at the Parmelia Hilton in Perth, and said it was a resounding success with about 100 attendees from government bodies, oil and gas companies, and universities in attendance.
The evening began with a networking session, followed by engaging presentations. The presenters
addressed questions...
PESA WA Branch has mourned the passing of another giant of a geologist, namely former Branch President Grant Ellis, who was both fondly and sadly remembered at his funeral where the following tributes were read out to his life and legacy.
Grant was born in 1949, the second child of Norma and Ken Ellis. He and his sisters Bronwyn, Jan
and Yvonne lived in Adelaide. He went to Black Forest Primary School and later Marion High School.
His interest in rocks and big collection of them led to...
Oil and gas technology company Pivotree has built and tested a full-scale prototype of its Australia made integrated subsea production tree and vessel mooring system.
Inventor and Pivotree Managing Director Chris Merrick said the PivotreeTM technology has the potential to revolutionise offshore energy development, making previously marginal and stranded oil and gas fields both profitable and sustainable.
Designed and built in Perth, Western Australia, the 44-tonne full-scale...
Fluenta, a company focused on developing ultrasonic sensing technology to measure flare gas, has appointed Pioneer Industrial as a exclusive Channel Partner.
Fluenta said that With new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations set to come into force before the end of this year, its flare gas measurement solutions would offer a vital piece of the jigsaw in ensuring compliance.
“The launch of MethaneSat earlier this year, alongside an increased focus on flare emissions, is shining a...
InCapture has been awarded Greenhouse Gas Assessment Permit G-15-AP, strategically situated on the North West Shelf. “setting the stage for innovative carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions that promise to transform the region's approach to managing industrial emissions.”
The southern part of the G-15-AP permit area lies only 120km from the major industrial ports of Dampier and Port Hedland. Spanning an area of over 6,500km²,
InCapture said the assessment permit’s prime...