Woodside’s proposed Browse gas project in deep water
While Woodside has secured a widely criticised extension to its North West Shelf (NWS) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, its…
Contracts
Omega expands Taroom Trough position with 19.43% Elixir Energy stake
Omega snaps up 19.43% of Elixir for $13.9m to expand Taroom Trough grip Deal funds Elixir’s Lorelle-3 horizontal well scheduled…
Mining
New consortium buys into Central Queensland coal operations
Argo Queensland, a new entity backed by a consortium of European and Japanese investors, has acquired a 70 per cent…
International
Ivory Coast Sees Oil and Gas Spurring Growth in Next 5 Years
Ivory Coast’s economic growth is poised to accelerate in the next five years as the country sees an increase in…
International
UK oil and gas sector set to lose $66bn over decision to retain windfall tax
The UK government has announced during its presentation of the budget that the windfall tax, introduced in 2022, would remain…
Decommissioning
Offshore Decommissioning and Financial Assurance in Australia – Reform is back on the Agenda. Consultation now open
The Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) has published a consultation paper titled ‘Offshore decommissioning and financial assurances reforms‘…
Mining
MCA ready to ‘support a more competitive’ minerals sector
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has said the industry is now focused on working with the Federal Government to…
Mining
Australia to strengthen ties with EU in critical minerals cooperation
Australia’s relationship with the European Union (EU) is set to be strengthened with the support of joint projects in the…
International
UK Keeps Oil and Gas Windfall Tax in Blow to Industry, OBR Says
The UK government will stick with a controversial windfall tax for North Sea oil and gas producers until the end…
International
Tullow Oil moves forward on Ghana licence extensions and gas agreement
The company is addressing outstanding issues including securing payment mechanisms for gas sales and an updated plan of development for…