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...
Woodside signs major China LNG deal
DESPITE Woodside CEO Liz Westcott expressing concerns about the future of LNG at last week’s Energy Exchange Australia conference the oil and gas producer has signed a major...
Minister: LNG vital but decommissioning is not a government job
FEDERAL resources minister Madeleine King has hit back at concerns raised in speeches at the Energy Exchange Australia conference in Perth about the future of LNG. She told the...
Chamber says bleak picture if gas is jeopardised
THE CHAMBER of Commerce and Industry in Western Australia has sided with Woodside in a review into the state’s gas sector which paints a bleak picture if gas supplies are...
Multi-national offshore merger agreed
TWO REGULAR participants in Australia’s offshore energy sector have announced an in-principal agreement to merge. Italy’s Saipem and Norway’s Subsea 7, with the backing of...
Strategic Marine delivers first Surface Effect ship
SINGAPOREAN shipbuilder Strategic Marine has announced the signing and delivery of its first Surface Effect Ship (SES) to All Energies Services, an operator of offshore supply...
MMA Offshore secures Gippsland wind zone contract
PERTH-BASED marine and subsea services company MMA Offshore has been awarded a contract in the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone in Bass Strait. On behalf of key client, offshore wind...
Victorian nod for offshore gas storage
OFFSHORE gas storage in underground reservoirs will now be possible off the coast of Gippsland following the passage of enabling legislation through the Victorian Parliament. The...
