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Inpex Expands Australia Gas Portfolio with Browse Minority Stake Deal

May 15, 2026

Inpex has agreed to acquire a 10.67% participating interest in the Browse joint venture offshore Western Australia from PetroChina International Investment (Australia) – CNPC.The Japanese energy company said subsidiary Inpex Mirai Upstream signed a sales and purchase agreement with CNPC covering the Browse titles associated with the Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa gas fields.Completion of the transaction…

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…

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…

Strike Threat Grows at Ichthys LNG after Workers Reject Deal

Apr 17, 2026

Japan's Inpex said on Friday that workers at its Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility in Australia had voted against a new employment agreement, raising the risk of a strike that could exacerbate already tight energy supplies globally.'A majority…

ABL Transports Northern Endeavour FPSO to Recycling Yard

Apr 07, 2026

ABL has completed its work scopes supporting the transportation of the Northern Endeavour floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel from Australia to a recycling facility in Denmark.The project involved multiple phases, including wet tow preparation…

Iran War Reshapes Global LNG Trade

Apr 01, 2026

The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran has changed the global market for liquefied natural gas (LNG), providing a boost to producers outside the Middle East that will likely last long after the current conflict ends.One of the major beneficiaries is Australia…

Fugro to Conduct Site Investigation for South America’s First Offshore Wind Project

Mar 31, 2026

Petrobras has selected Fugro to deliver a geotechnical site investigation for the Rio de Janeiro Offshore Wind Pilot Project, the first offshore wind development in South America to advance under a formal environmental licensing process.The…

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