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Drilling & Completion
Woodside adds to Central gas hub
Woodside Petroleum has scored a second gas discovery in quick succession off Western Australia, this time in permit WA-404-P in the Carnarvon basin.
Alaric flows gas for Woodside
Woodside has discovered gas in the Alaric structure in permit WA-434-P off Western Australia.
Chevron hits again offshore Australia
The Acme-1 wildcat offshore Western Australia found 896 ft (273 m) of net gas pay according to Chevron.
Field Development
Halyard, Spar gas development planned
More gas will be coming ashore from Western Australia when Santos and Apache complete the recently released Halyard and Spar field development plans.
MEO lifts stake in Carnarvon basin permit
MEO Australia has agreed to acquire Gascorp Australia’s 15% equity share of the WA-361-P exploration permit offshore Western Australia.
Carnarvon backs into Taranaki well
Carnarvon (NZ) Pty has farmed into license PEP38524 in New Zealand’s offshore Taranaki basin, taking a 10% equity interest from AWE New Zealand.
Subsea
Woodside extends RWI services contract
Woodside Energy Ltd. has extended its rigless intervention services contract with TSmarine for a year starting on July 1, 2010.
Geology & Geophysics
Australia updates acreage released for bids
The Australian Department of Resources, Energy, and Tourism has released an amendment to the 2009 Acreage Release areas S09-2 and S09-3.
Apache prepares Australian seismic program
On the WA-399-P permit off Australia, new operator Apache Energy will start work on a new 3D seismic acquisition survey later this year.
Artemis survey program concluded
Final field data has been compiled for a geophysical site survey over the Artemis-1 well location off northwest Australia, according to operator MEO. |
Pipeline & Transportation
AGR to support Gorgon pipelay preparations
AGR Drilling Services (AGR DS) is providing excavation services to Van Oord Australia for Chevron’s Gorgon project.
Neptune Marine awarded Bayu-Undan gas facility contract
ConocoPhillips Australia has awarded Neptune Marine Services a combined services contract for the Bayu-Undan gas recycle facility in the Timor Sea.
TSMarine Rem Etive completes Longtom field pipeline hook up
The dive support vessel TSMarine Rem Etive has completed hook-up activities for the pipeline and control systems for the Longtom gas field.
Production
Ravensworth off Western Australia starts production
Crude oil production now is under way at the BHP Billiton operated Ravensworth field, says INPEX Alpha Ltd.
Crystal Ocean back in service on BMG fields
Oil production from the Basker-Manta-Gummy (BMG) fields off southeast Australia averaged just 1,513 b/d in Q2 2010, according to operator ROC.
NW Australia projects making progress
Production from the North West Shelf oil redevelopment project should start by end-March 2011, according to Woodside Energy.
Rigs/Vessels
Saipem forms LNG vessel venture
Flex LNG has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saipem for a floating liquefaction project offshore Australia. |
New Zealand is asking for comments on proposals to update, streamline, and “future proof” the Crown Minerals Act.
