Australia
Exploration & Production , Policy & Regulations
Australian State To Allow Conventional Onshore Gas Drilling From 2021
Australia’s main oil and gas lobby group and analysts who see gas as crucial for the transition to renewable energy welcomed the decision.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (March 13, 2020)
A deepwater Gulf of Mexico discovery by Hess and a Niobrara well producing in Wyoming’s Converse County top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Emissions , Technology
BP, Santos Carbon Capture Pact May Rekindle Dormant Australia Plans
Australia’s dormant carbon capture and storage projects may gain some momentum after BP Plc and Santos Ltd. said they would join up on a pending site as the world’s largest coal and LNG exporting country steps up its climate change fight.
Subsea
Trio Of Subsea Contracts Awarded For ConocoPhillips-operated Project
Santos announced the award of contracts on March 3 for the supply and installation of subsea infrastructure for the Barossa project, the last major facilities commitments ahead of a Final Investment Decision (FID).
Exploration & Production , Health, Safety & Environment
Equinor Scraps Contested Plan To Drill For Oil In Great Australian Bight
Oil companies eyeing the Great Australian Bight have long battled opposition from green groups concerned about potential damage to fishing towns.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Feb. 14, 2020)
Chesapeake high-volume Marcellus, Haynesville completions plus Continental Middle Bakken discoveries and Alaska North Slope delineation tests by ConocoPhillips top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
People , Technology
Worley Names Chris Ashton As New CEO
Worley revealed on Feb. 3 the appointment of Chris Ashton as its new CEO and managing director of Worley effective February 24, 2020, following the retirement of Andrew Wood.
Drilling , Completions
Halliburton Wins D&C Contracts For Inpex’s Ichthys Development Project
Halliburton Co. has been awarded seven contracts for drilling and completion services for the next phase of field development of the INPEX-operated Ichthys project in the Browse Basin offshore northern Australia on Jan. 28.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Jan. 24, 2020)
A Marcellus Shale discovery by EQT, Marathon’s Upper Three Forks completion and two horizontal Woodford producers top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Exploration & Production
Australia’s Santos Posts Record Annual Production
The oil and gas producer said annual output rose to 75.5 million barrels of oil equivalent.