Santos says an appraisal well has proved more gas at the Barossa discovery in the NT/RL5 permit offshore Northern Territory. Barossa-3 was the second of a three-well campaign. It was drilled 300 km (186 mi) north of D...
Origin Energy Ltd. has found what it calls potentially commercial gas in the Speculant-1 exploration well. The gas is in Waarre formation reservoirs in the Otway basin, offshore Victoria, Australia. Preparations are b...
Chevron Corporation yesterday announced its Australian subsidiaries have signed a binding Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with SK LNG Trading Pte Ltd (SK). Under the SPA, SK LNG Trading, which is part of a leading...
The departure yesterday of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker from Queensland’s Gladstone Harbor marks the start of Australia’s dramatic transition to being the world’s largest supplier of the critically imp...
Australia’s government on Sunday said it has awarded 12 new petroleum exploration permits for off the coast of Western Australia and Victoria state. Among the eight companies to win the permits–the tender ...
Australia has joined the EU in banning imports of Iranian oil and imposing a range of heavy sanctions amid threats of retaliatory military action by Tehran. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said the Australian government w...
Inpex and Total have given the green light to build one of Australia’s most expensive energy projects at an estimated cost of US $34 billion over the next five years. The Ichthys gas-export development will tap ...