Lloyd’s Register expands APAC offshore expertise with NOPSEMA hire
COMPLIANCE and consultancy services provider, Lloyd’s Register (LR) has appointed Wouter Pattynama as executive client solutions manager, offshore, as it expands its offshore...
Ichthys LNG faces court as NT tightens harbour oversight
ICHTHYS LNG Pty Ltd is facing legal action over alleged under‑reporting of toxic emissions from its Darwin Harbour operations, with the Northern Territory Environment Protection...
ACCC troubled by offshore merger
A PROPOSED global merger of two offshore operators active in Australian waters has attracted the attention of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The ACCC says...
Inpex industrial dispute ends
INDUSTRIAL action at Inpex’s Ichthys LNG project is to end tonight (Thursday) after workers endorsed an in principle agreement with the company. In a statement issued to media,...
Unions escalate industrial action at Ichthys, Inpex seeks intervention
UNIONS are escalating industrial action across Inpex’s Ichthys LNG project — which spans offshore facilities in Western Australia’s Browse Basin and onshore processing operations...
Onslow completes fifth decommissioning project
THE ONSLOW Marine Support Base (OMSB) in its relatively short life is proving a success with Western Australia’s decommissioning projects on the North West Shelf. Its most recent...
NOPSEMA issues offshore lift warning
THE NATIONAL Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Management Authority has released a new safety bulletin highlighting the continued occurrence of serious incidents and...
Money for renewable energy at Port of Hastings
THE GOVERNMENT of Victoria has announced $124.5 million to progress the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal at the Port of Hastings as part of the state budget for 2026-27. The...
MUA forms cross-union decommissioning taskforce
THE MARITIME Union of Australia says it has secured backing from other unions and industry participants to establish a Decom Union Taskforce focused on offshore decommissioning in...
FPSO begins contentious Danish demolition
CONTROVERSIAL floating production, storage and offtake vessel Northern Endeavour arrived in Denmark via heavylift vessel at the end of March and is now under demolition in...
Big Beverley arrives at Alkimos
AUSTRALIA’S biggest jack-up barge, Beverley, has arrived at Alkimos, just north of Perth as part of the construction of a $2.8 billion seawater desalination plant. A state...
More deals rigged in Australian waters
TWO of the world’s leading drilling rig owners/operators, Transocean and Valaris, which last week agreed to merge, have announced new and extended contracts in Australian waters....
Here’s the drill: Transocean buying Valaris
TWO of the world’s biggest drilling fleet owners/operators active in Australasian waters are combining their interests in an all-stock buy-out/merger that values the resulting...
Contract awarded for PNG FSO
MALAYSIA’s MISC Berhad is to provide Papua New Guinea’s first floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO), having won a 15-year contract with ExxonMobil. The bareboat charter,...
Seismic activity detected in northern Australian waters
NORWAY’s Shearwater Geoservices AS has been awarded a 3D seismic acquisition contract by Eni Timor 22-23 BV, a subsidiary of Italian energy company Eni, in the Timor Sea. The...
