Another offshore wind project in the doldrums
THE DEVELOPERS of a proposed offshore wind farm in the Hunter Zone have decided not to proceed with the feasibility licence offered by the Australian Government. Novocastrian Wind...
Woodside CEO gives nod to Federal Court’s Scarborough go-ahead
WOODSIDE CEO Meg O’Neil has acknowledged clearing the final hurdle of its Scarborough Offshore Facility, giving the controversial LNG project the go-ahead. The Federal Court’s...
Bursary to encourage mature age marine engineers
A BURSARY grant initiative aimed at assisting mature age engineers find maritime careers has been announced by Offshore & Specialist Ships Australia (OSSA). This follows an...
Kent awarded decommissioning contract for Northern Endeavour
HOT ON the heels of an alliance of unions and environment groups agitating for a West Australian decommissioning centre, the federal government has awarded engineering firm Kent a...
Call for offshore decommissioning hub in WA
UNIONS and environmental groups are calling for a decommissioning hub to be built in Western Australia to manage the state’s growing number of retired offshore oil and gas...
Wind energy delegation tours Port of Hastings
PORT of Hastings on Victoria’s Western Port Bay has this week hosted a tour of the proposed site of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal. The tour was for delegates from the...
MMA Offshore rebrands as Cyan Renewables
PERTH-based marine and subsea services provider MMA Offshore has rebranded as Cyan Renewables and is opening a Melbourne office. The rebranding follows its acquisition last year...
Thumbs up for Bunbury windfarms, thumbs down for Gippsland
TWO OFFSHORE wind projects at Bunbury in Western Australia have been given the development nod by the federal government and one in the Gippsland zone off Victoria has been...
Woodside approved to drill until 2070
IN THE the face of extreme lobbying from environment groups federal environment minister Murray Watt has approved Woodside’s extension of its North West gas project until 2070. Mr...
BW Offshore opens Darwin office
BW OFFSHORE has opened a Darwin office, an important milestone as its new FPSO, BW Opal moves closer to first gas at the Barossa gas project. In a LinkedIn post BW Offshore said...
Spectacular float over for giant FPU
A SPECTACULAR engineering milestone for the Scarborough Energy Project has been reached with the joining together of the topsides and hull for the Floating Production Unit (FPU)....
Another challenge for Woodside's Scarborough project
ANOTHER challenge has been thrown up against Woodside’s Scarborough gas project. The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) and Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) have...
Norsepower partners with COSCO on rotor sails
WIND propulsion developer Norsepower has announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Equipment (Nantong)...
Victorian government advances offshore wind plans
VICTORIA’s Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio has released Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 4 (IS4) the next steps towards building 2 gigawatts (GW) of...
Nortrans secures North West Shelf work
SINGAPORE-based offshore specialist Nortrans has taken an accommodation barge (‘floatel’) on charter after winning work from Saipem, which is the main contractor to Chevron on the...
