Offshore Australia/NZ News


Australian Party Calls for Norway-Style Oil and Gas Management

May 21, 2026

Australian populist party Pauline Hanson’s One Nation said it wanted to create a Norway-style sovereign wealth fund and for the government to take a share of offshore production licences in federal waters as it unveiled its energy policy at…

Woodside Weighs Matching Inpex Bid for PetroChina’s Browse Stake

May 20, 2026

Woodside Energy will consider matching an offer from Inpex to buy PetroChina’s stake in the Browse gas fields off the coast of Western Australia, CEO Liz Westcott said on Wednesday.Inpex on Friday said it would take PetroChina’s 10.67% stake…

Inpex' Ichthys LNG Facility Workers in Australia Set for End of May Strike

May 18, 2026

The Offshore Alliance said on Monday the union grouping had served notice to strike at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility in northern Australia from May 27, in a move that could worsen already tight global energy supplies.Last month 326 of 346 union workers at the 9…

OEG Extends Drilling Support Deal for Bass Strait Offshore Operations

May 13, 2026

Offshore services company OEG has secured a long-term multi-million-dollar contract extension with a global operator to support offshore drilling operations in Australia’s Bass Strait through the expected end of field life in 2036.The agreement…

Woodside’s Delayed Browse LNG Project Cost Estimate Climbs to $35B

May 11, 2026

Woodside Energy's long-delayed Browse liquefied natural gas project is now expected to cost A$48.7 billion ($35.2 billion), according to a new report commissioned by the company.The proposal to develop Australia's largest untapped gas resource…

Amplitude Energy Secures Production License for Annie Gas Field off Australia

May 07, 2026

Amplitude Energy, formerly Cooper Energy, has received production license VIC/L37 for the Annie offshore gas field in Australia’s Otway Basin, with first gas targeted in 2028.The Annie field was discovered in 2019 and is expected to supply gas to Australia’s east coast domestic market…

Chevron Expands Mediterranean Push with Malta Exploration

May 06, 2026

Chevron said on Tuesday it would search for oil and gas south of Malta, which lies between producing Mediterranean nations Libya, Italy and Tunisia but has not got any production itself yet.Exploration studies will be based on existing data rather than newly drilled wells…

DOF Secures APAC Subsea Services Job for Skandi Inventor Vessel

May 05, 2026

Norwegian offshore vessel owner and subsea services provider DOF Group said it has secured a contract for subsea commissioning support services in the Asia-Pacific region, with offshore operations planned in North Australian waters.The company…

JDR Nets Subsea Umbilicals Deal for Australian Gas Project

Apr 30, 2026

Amplitude Energy has awarded a contract to JDR Cable Systems to supply subsea control umbilicals for its East Coast Supply Project offshore Victoria, aimed at supporting gas delivery to southeastern Australia.JDR will supply about 18 km of hydraulic control umbilicals…

Woodside Completes Scarborough FPU Subsea Link Ahead of LNG Start-Up

Apr 30, 2026

Woodside Energy has connected its floating production unit (FPU) offshore Western Australia to onshore operations via fibre optic cable, marking a key milestone for the Scarborough Energy Project as it targets first LNG cargo later this year…

Woodside Plans Review as Quarterly Revenue Tops Forecasts

Apr 29, 2026

Australia's Woodside Energy said on Wednesday it would review its business to simplify operations and improve accountability, as stronger realised prices helped first-quarter revenue beat expectations despite cyclone-related disruptions.Shares of the firm were up as much as 1…

SLB, Baker Hughes Expect Oil Spending Rise on Supply Disruptions

Apr 27, 2026

Top oilfield services companies SLB and Baker Hughes said on Friday they expect higher spending on oil exploration and production, as tighter global supplies driven by the Middle East conflict highlight the need for investment, particularly in North America…

Workers at Ichthys LNG Back Strike Action in Australia

Apr 24, 2026

Workers at Inpex’s Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility in Australia have voted in favour of strike action over pay and conditions, union group the Offshore Alliance said on Friday, in a decision that could exacerbate already tight energy supplies globally…

Santos Quarterly Sales Revenue Down on Barossa, Weather Disruptions

Apr 23, 2026

Australia's Santos reported a dip in first-quarter sales revenue on Thursday, hit by a temporary outage at its Barossa offshore gas project and cyclone-related disruptions to port operations on the west coast.The country's second-largest oil…

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