ExxonMobil announces world class gas discovery in WA
ExxonMobil Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Mobile Exploration and Producing Australia Pty Ltd, confirmed that further exploratory drilling on the Jansz field within the Greater Gorgon area off the north-west coast of WA has indicated the presence of a world class gas resource. The J...
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Arc makes another Perth basin oil discovery
ARC Energy has announced another oil find in its Eremia 1 well in the northern Perth Basin after completion of wireline logging. The well will now be deepened to test the other targets below the oil bearing main objective. The tops of the Dongara Sandstone was encountered at 2,095 m measured depth...
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Norman Fractured Carbonate Prospect, Canning Basin
Kimberley Oil has been undertaking a re-evaluation of the hydrocarbon prospectivity of its tenements in the Canning Basin of WA. As a result of this study, the company has newly identified the Norman Fractured Carbonate Prospect, which has the potential to host 100-300 million barrels of oil in pl...
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NWS venture sells LNG spot cargo
The North West Shelf LNG Sellers have signed a sale and purchase agreement with Tokyo Electric Power Company for the supply of 125,000 m3 of LNG. The LNG cargo was loaded on 25 March from the North West Shelf Venture’s LNG loading facilities in Whitnell Bay at Karratha. The cargo will be delivere...
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2003 petroleum exploration release areas
State Development Minister Clive Brown has called for expressions of interest in 21 exploration permits located in onshore and offshore WA. The 15 areas contained in the Federal release are located in the Commonwealth-WA adjacent areas. The six WA release areas are located in coastal waters or on...
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Energy Western Australia 2003
Energy Western Australia is produced annually by the Office of Energy. The publication provides a general overview of the energy sector in WA, including an outline of the energy policies and initiatives being implemented by the State Government. The publication also provides information on energy...
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ACCC approves access arrangement for Amadeus Basin to Darwin Pipeline
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued its final approval of the terms and conditions for transportation services proposed by NT Gas for the Amadeus Basin to Darwin Pipeline (ABDP). The ACCC has approved a 10-year rather than five-year access arrangement period which demonst...
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Power contract let for BassGas platform
Dresser-Rand has been contracted to provide power generation equipment for the BassGas Project offshore platform. The contract was awarded by Origin Energy through its Engineering, Procurement and Construction contractor, Clough Engineering and includes two Dresser-Rand KG2-3E gas turbine generato...
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Oyong field update
Substantial progress has been achieved towards the development of the Oyong oil and gas field, which is located in the Sampang PSC offshore east Java, Indonesia. Contracts have been awarded for front end engineering design, pipeline route and platform location surveys and an environmental impact a...
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Santos expands its exploration interests in Indonesia
Santos Limited through its wholly owned subsidiary Santos (Bawean) Pty Ltd, . Santos has agreed to acquire the interest from BP Indonesia, which was awarded the PSC in November 2001. BP will retain a 55 per cent interest in the acreage and remain the operator. Santos will fund elements of the PSC...
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Worley announces $150 million contract win
Australian firm Worley Group Limited has announced that Worley Arabia Limited has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $30 million per annum to provide management and engineering services for the offshore oil and gas facilities owned by Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia. The contract will ...
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GTL receives underwriting support
Subject to the finalisation of due diligence and documentation, GTL Resources has obtained internal approvals from National Australia Bank to underwrite a portion of the US$290 senior debt necessary to assist in financing the construction of the company’s WA methanol plant. The senior debt finance...
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Sally Malay secures environmental approval
The Minister for the Environment has ratified the level of assessment previously set for the Sally Malay Project by the Environmental Protection Authority. Development of the project will commence immediately with construction earthworks scheduled for the second week of April 2003. This is a sign...
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Major regional exploration joint venture at Edjunia
Vulcan Resources has concluded a joint venture agreement with Sons of Gwalia over 792 km 2 of its Keith-Kilkenny Project in the Edjunia area of the Eastern Goldfields in WA. The joint venture encompasses 100 per cent Vulcan-owned tenements as well as the bulk of the Avoca Resources – Vulcan joint ...
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State Government pushing for exploration investment tax breaks
Premier Geoff Gallop says the State Government will continue to push the Federal Government to introduce radical tax changes aimed at boosting mineral exploration in WA. The proposed scheme allows for companies to pass on to shareholders tax deductions they receive in return for spending money on ...
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EGL wins major order in Qld
The Environmental Group (EGL) has won two orders to carry out the initial design and engineering for two wet scrubbing systems to clean waste gas from a new mineral processing plant being built in Central Queensland. The value of the initial design and engineering packages is about $400,000 and wi...
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Rail expansion moves from plan to reality
WA’s urban rail expansion has moved from the planning phase to design and construction. Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has opened an information centre and launched the New MetroRail identity for the urban rail expansion project. The New Metro Rail Information Centre will ...
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Clough joins southern railway CBD tunnel works
WA based Clough group has teamed up with McConnell Dowell and international construction giant Obayashi to form the CityConnect consortium, which will vie for the William Street underground rail tunnel section contract for the Perth to Mandurah railway project. If they are awarded the contract, th...
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EDI Rail signs $61 million contract extension with Qld Rail
EDI Rail, the rail division of Downer EDI Limited, has signed a contract worth $61 million to provide Queensland Rail with 11 new 4000 class diesel locomotives. Work on the 11 locomotives is scheduled to begin later this year at EDI Rail’s plant in Maryborough, with the first locomotives scheduled...
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New action on outer harbour
A new body is to take responsibility for accelerating planning approvals for new port facilities in Fremantle Port’s outer harbour as part of the implementation of the Metropolitan Freight Network Review. Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan said the facilities would be required...
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Work begins on $86 million pine processing project
Work on an $86 million pine processing plant has started at the Neerabup Industrial Estate, north of Perth. The plant - which will create 140 new jobs when operations commence in 2004 - will produce laminated veneer lumber (LVL), which can be used as a substitute for products formerly produced from...
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Minister opens new wastewater treatment plant
Government Enterprises Minister, Nick Griffiths opened a new reticulated wastewater system at Nannup. The Nannup wastewater scheme was built by the Water Corporation at a cost of $4 million. The South West Development Commission and BRL Hardy winery each contributed $250,000. The new treatment pl...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar: New events
The following events have been added to the REPS Industry Events Calendar that can be downloaded in the e-mail/ on-line version of each REPS newsletter. Event - Port and Marine Security Date - 1 and 2 May 2003 Venue - Rydges Jamison Sydney Organisers - IBC ConferencesPh - (02) 9080 4307 E-mail - reg...
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