Greater Gorgon moves into FEED - 8 July 2005
Having announced its decision to move the Greater Gorgon development into the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) phase, the Gorgon Joint Venture (JV) will be awarding FEED/EPCM (engineering procurement construction management) contracts for the downstream and upstream activities, worth a total ...
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Chevron awarded new acreage offshore WA (8 July 2005)
A joint venture between Chevron Australia and Shell Development Australia has successfully bid for the exploration rights to four deepwater blocks with significant natural gas potential in the Carnarvon Basin offshore WA.
Chevron Australia will be the operator and hold a 50 per cent interest, toget...
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AGL commits to PNG gas (8 July 2005)
The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) has entered into conditional agreements with the PNG Gas Project and Oil Search Ltd as part of the company’s integrated energy company strategy.
The agreements comprise:
$4.5 billion conditional gas supply agreement with the PNG Gas Project producers to pur...
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Santos to acquire Tipperary Corp (8 July 2005)
Santos Ltd has entered into a definitive agreement with Slough Estates plc, the parent company of Slough Estates USA Inc. The agreement will accelerate the acquisition of Slough’s interests in Tipperary Corporation and Tipperary Oil and Gas Australia Pty Ltd (TOGA).
Slough’s interests,...
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Pipeline grade gas for Champagne Creek (8 July 2005)
Sunshine Gas Ltd announced that gas samples were taken for compositional analysis from the recently tested conventional gas zone at a depth of 570m in Champagne Creek 3. This has resulted in a gas composition comprising approximately 98 per cent methane accompanied by approximately 2 per cent ...
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Hancock & Rio Tinto enter JV for Hope Downs (8 July 2005)
Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will enter into a 50:50 unincorporated joint venture (JV) to develop the Hope Downs iron ore assets, with the development and ongoing operation of the assets to be managed by Rio Tinto. The project will use Pilbara Iron managed port, rail and power infrastruct...
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Clermont coal mine gets EIS approval (8 July 2005)
A proposal to develop a major coal mine at Clermont in central QLD has received State Government approval for the project’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Following the Coordinator-General’s decision, the proposed mine developer, Clermont Coal Joint Venture (JV), will now seek approval from ...
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Transfield Services awarded maintenance contract for BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (8 July 2005)
Transfield Services has been selected as preferred partner for the award of a long-term shutdown maintenance contract across seven Bowen Basin Coal Mines operated by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA). The contract has an expected value of $150 million over the next five years and will ini...
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Dampier to be new patrol boat port (8 July 2005)
WA’s Dampier port has been selected as the preferred port for two additional Armidale Class Patrol Boats to operate from, as part of the Government’s Securing the North West Shelf policy.
Defence Minister Robert Hill said Dampier was chosen based on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) operational req...
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ERA Report: Inquiry into the cost of supplying bulk potable water to Kalgoorlie—Boulder (8 July 2005)
The Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) has released its draft report on its inquiry into the cost of supplying bulk potable water to Kalgoorlie-Boulder and surrounding regions.The inquiry is comparing the costs and benefits of two options for supplying bulk potable water to Kalgoorlie-Boulder:
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UUA’s response to ERA draft report (8July 2005)
In its response to the Economic Regulation Authority’s (ERA) draft report on its inquiry into the cost of supplying bulk potable water to Kalgoorlie-Boulder and surrounding regions, UUA said the ERA had failed to address key terms of reference in its inquiry.
It criticised the report in not carryin...
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QLD councils to have more flexibility in buying and selling (8 July 2005)
Queensland Local Government Minister Desley Boyle announced that local councils will have greater flexibility to hire local businesses to provide supplies and services under her proposed legislative changes.
Under the proposal, councils will conduct their own assessments of market conditions and de...
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CCI predicts further strong growth for WA in 2005-06 (8 July 2005)
WA is enjoying its strongest economic growth in 15 years, and that pattern is likely to continue into 2005-06, according to CCI’s latest WA Economic Compass report.In its latest quarterly analysis, Economic Compass forecasts that the WA economy will record growth of 5 per cent in 2004-05, rising to ...
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Austrade to launch new export hubs (8 July 2005)
The Export Hub is a one-stop shop designed to assist Australian businesses, particularly SMEs, gain information, advice and support to help them to become innovative and internationally competitive.
Export Hubs are an Australian Government initiative which brings together Austrade’s TradeStart serv...
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REPS industry events (8 July 2005)
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