Australia
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Exploration & Production , Lease Sales
Santos Expands With $2.15 Billion Quadrant Takeover
The Quadrant takeover gives Santos a business that is the leading supplier of gas into the Western Australian market with strong and stable cash flows.
Business , Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Natural Gas , Storage , Tankers
Hoegh LNG To Supply Floating LNG Terminal To Australian Import Project
Norway's Hoegh LNG has won a tender to supply a floating LNG import terminal for a consortium aiming to import LNG to Australia's east coast from 2020 in a push to boost local supply.
Unconventional , Technology
How Strike Energy Hit A Home Run With US Shale Technology
The company’s managing director, Stuart Nicholls, spoke with Hart Energy about its record-breaking Jaws-1 well and why it sets new horizons in Australia.
People , Unconventional , Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Policy & Regulations , Technology , Pipelines
HEADLINES: Oil Hits $80; Pipeline Operators Consolidate
Also, Hess' CEO says offshore Guyana trumps the Permian's Delaware Basin when it comes to development costs and financial returns.
Unconventional , Policy & Regulations
Australia's Northern Territory Lifts Fracking Ban
Australia's NT commissioned an inquiry into the environmental, social and economic risks of fracking and on April 17 accepted the inquiry's conclusion that the risks were manageable.
Unconventional , Policy & Regulations
Does Scientific Report Open Road For Hydraulic Fracturing In Australia?
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) said the report should encourage the immediate suspension of the hydraulic fracturing moratorium in the Northern Territory.
Unconventional , Policy & Regulations
Australia's Liberals Win State Election In Blow For Renewables Lobby
Australia's governing Liberal party has won a tight regional election in South Australia, a victory that could deal a blow to national renewable energy plans.
Unconventional , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Shell Offloads New Zealand Assets To Austria's OMV
Royal Dutch Shell is selling its upstream assets in New Zealand to Austria's OMV AG for $578 million, the companies said on March 15.
Unconventional , Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Midstream
Arrow Energy Deal Boosts Slumping Australian Status
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has hailed a supply deal between Shell Australia cum PetroChina owned Arrow Energy to supply gas from the massive Surat Basin to the QCLNG LNG export facility at Gladstone, Queensland.
Unconventional , Policy & Regulations
APPEA Extols East Australia Virtues But Lashes The West
Association’s chief urges states to back off fracking inquiries to facilitate greater supply in the east.