Australia & New Zealand Offshore Oil Field Development News

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has contracted the Transocean Deepwater Frontier for work offshore Australia on the Jansz-Io drilling project at the Gorgon LNG project.

Samsung Heavy Industries has contracted Wood Group Mustang for the topsides detailed engineering and procurement support for the semisubmersible central processing facility (CPF) in the Ichthys field development offshore Western Australia. 

Chevron Australia has awarded Technip a €245-million ($322-million) contract for subsea facilities for the Wheatstone project.

INPEX has contracted Technip to supply flexible pipes for the Ichthys gas field development in the Browse basin off northwest Australia.

Santos has contracted Technip for flexible subsea pipes for the Fletcher Finucane oil field development off Western Australia.

Apache has awarded GE Oil & Gas (NYSE:GE) a $150-million contract for subsea equipment for the Julimar development offshore Western Australia.  

Woodside Energy (WPL:AU/WOPEY:US) says construction of the Pluto LNG foundation project in northwest Australia is in its final stages.

Hess has contracted INTECSEA and WorleyParsons to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the Equus project in the WA-390-P permit on Australia’s Northwest Shelf.

The JKC joint venture has signed the formal $15-billion contract for engineering, procurement, and construction at the Ichthys LNG Project offshore Australia.

SBM Offshore is to supply the turret and mooring system for the Ichthys LNG project FPSO off northwestern Australia.

Chevron has awarded Clough an A$350-million ($375-million) contract for the offshore hook-up and commissioning component of the Wheatstone project.

Preparations continue for deactivation of the Basker-Manta-Gummy oil and gas fields offshore Victoria, Australia, according to operator ROC Oil.

GE Oil & Gas has summarized a number of recent offshore project development contracts.

Technip Oceania has won an AUD110 million ($117 million) contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for detailed design of the Chevron Wheatstone offshore gas processing platform.

INPEX has contracted McDermott for the Ichthys gas/condensate field subsea umbilical, riser, flowline (SURF) work for $2 billion.

A number of big LNG projects with production sourced offshore northwestern Australia are making progress toward start-up.

INPEX Corp. and Total S.A. have told a joint venture formed by KBR, JGC Corp., and Chiyoda Corp. that the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Ichthys LNG project has been achieved.

 INPEX Alpha Ltd. has made the final investment decision to proceed with development of the Coniston oil field offshore Western Australia.

Hess Exploration Australia has contracted Wood Group Kenny to provide the subsea/pipelines FEED (front-end engineering and design) for the Equus deepwater gas development off Western Australia.

MEO Australia has terminated its 2004 Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Air Products concerning the proposed Tassie Shoal Methanol Project (TSMP) offshore northern Australia.

A world-record size offshore platform is on its provisional transportation frame after being loaded by Hyundai Heavy Industries, according to the company.

Woodside Energy has provided an update on various LNG/oilfield development schemes off northwestern Australia.

Following successful re-award, of Retention Lease R3/R1 offshore Carnarvon basin Western Australia, Oil Basins Ltd. has outlined the results of a DU-EL Drilling Services Pty Ltd scoping study on development options for the Cyrano oil field on the lease.

Prosafe SE reports that its Safe Astoria accommodation vessel has a 150-day contract to support the Woodside operated North West Shelf Project’s North Rankin Redevelopment offshore Western Australia.