Drilling and exploration

Armour to acquire Cooper-Eromanga assets

Armour Energy is set to acquire Oilex’s interests in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin and appoint a new CEO.
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dconvery28 May 2020, 10:45 am28 May 2020

NT Government backing gas

The Northern Territory Government has pledged $11.79 million towards the development of an onshore gas industry.
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dconvery15 May 2020, 10:15 am12 October 2022

New package to support QLD gas

The Queensland Government has announced a new multi-million-dollar package which it says will help keep gas projects and jobs on track.
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dconvery6 May 2020, 3:56 pm12 May 2020

New greenhouse gas storage regulations in play

The new amendments regarding the regulation of offshore greenhouse gas storage is now in effect.
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dconvery29 April 2020, 4:41 pm29 April 2020

COVID-19 forces Exxon to adjust work plans

ExxonMobil has completed drilling on two new wells in the Bass Strait, but says it is “pausing” other drill work in response to COVID-19.
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dconvery28 April 2020, 9:06 am28 April 2020

NOPSEMA approves Woodside’s Scarborough

Australia’s offshore regulator has accepted Woodside’s offshore project proposal to develop the Scarborough gas fields offshore Western Australia.
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dconvery14 April 2020, 7:30 am14 April 2020

Victoria lifts onshore gas moratorium

The Victorian Government will allow conventional onshore gas exploration within the state from July 2021.
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dconvery19 March 2020, 9:06 am12 October 2022

Woodside puts out call for MODUs

Woodside is looking for one or multiple mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) to support its upcoming Australian offshore operations.
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dconvery5 March 2020, 10:30 am5 March 2020

Equinor abandons Bight drilling plans

Equinor is discontinuing its plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.
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dconvery5 March 2020, 9:50 am5 March 2020

Galilee moves forward with QLD drilling

Galilee Energy is making progress with its Kumbarilla and Glenaras CSG drilling programs in Queensland.
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dconvery4 March 2020, 11:00 am12 October 2022

Verbrec secures contract for Vali connection

Senex completes Roma North drilling

Senex Energy is remobilising its drilling rig to Project Atlas following the completion of its current Roma North drilling campaign.
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dconvery3 March 2020, 9:02 am12 October 2022

INPEX’s Ichthys inches closer to completion

Over the past three months, INPEX has achieved important milestones for its Ichthys LNG project located in offshore WA.
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Evie1 March 2020, 11:51 am30 April 2020

Achieving laser focus on pipeline projects

With many of the projects required to be placed precisely on-grade, Vermeer has developed a pit-launched trenchless solution to provide pinpoint accuracy without sacrificing productivity.
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Evie1 March 2020, 11:26 am14 May 2020

Queensland releases more land for gas

The Queensland Government has released new blocks of land in the Bowen and Surat Basins for petroleum and gas exploration.
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dconvery11 February 2020, 11:07 am19 February 2020

Morrison unveils $2bn energy deal

The Federal and New South Wales governments have today announced a $2 billion agreement that includes measures to increase gas supply in NSW.
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dconvery6 February 2020, 8:50 am6 February 2020

Morrison backs onshore gas

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says increasing Australia’s domestic gas supplies can help lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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dconvery30 January 2020, 9:17 am30 January 2020

Halliburton contracted for Ichthys

Halliburton has won seven contracts for drilling and completion services for the next phase of the Ichthys Project.
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dconvery29 January 2020, 2:23 pm6 February 2020

Bight drilling faces legal action

The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has launched legal action in the Federal Court, challenging Equinor’s plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight.
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Sophie Venz23 January 2020, 9:35 am23 January 2020