Western Australia will not cut funding to the Environmental Defenders Office, despite concerns over its conduct flagged in the Federal Court’s recent judgement on Santos’s Barossa project.
A Federal Court judge has raised concerns about the Environmental Defenders Office in an almost 300-page judgement over the $U4.7 billion Barossa gas project pipeline.
The Federal Court has lifted the injunction on Santos $U4.7 billion Barossa gas project, finding the evidence of claimed cultural heritage risks insufficient.
West Leederville-based oil and gas junior Calima Energy is set to sell its Canadian subsidiary to Astara Energy for a cash consideration of $83.3 million.
Pilbara Minerals will buy LNG from Woodside Energy’s Pluto facility for five years as part of a plan to slash emissions from its flagship Pilgangoora lithium project.
Woodside Energy will team up with four Japanese companies to study the potential of a carbon capture and storage value chain between Japan and Australia.
The board of Carnarvon Energy has been overhauled by major shareholders, less than a week after the company put out a succession plan to guide the appointment of new directors.
Santos has received regulatory drilling approval for its contentious Barossa natural gas project in the Timor Sea, despite ongoing challenges in the Federal Court.
Western Australia faces gas shortage over the next decade unless major new supplies are developed, with shortages more extreme from 2031 after the government shuts its coal-fired power stations.
A private exploration company chaired by Curtin University’s Brent McInnes has announced the discovery of a huge gas field that could underpin a new LNG plant in PNG.
Woodside Energy has struck a five-year deal with three maritime unions for Australian crew to staff its liquefied natural gas vessel, building on a long-term relationship.
Woodside Energy will buy 1.3 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas from Mexico Pacific Limited over the next two decades, as it seeks to build its presence in the Pacific region.
Santos boss Kevin Gallagher says the company is “no orphan” in the regulatory challenges it faces at its stalled Barossa project, while suggesting delays may impact future investment decisions.
Andrew Forrest has taken a shot at Woodside Energy and the oil and gas industry over its pursuit of new projects as Fortescue pivots its focus to green energy.
The risk of irreparable damage to cultural heritage outweighed Santos’s potential loss of $1 million a day if the injunction over its Barossa project was not granted, the Federal Court has found.
Strike Energy has notched gas sale agreements with Boddington miner South32 and AGL from its South Erregulla asset, dependent on a final investment decision.
Federal resources minister Madeleine King has told the state’s Energy Transition Summit that industry must take some of the blame for a lack of timely project development.
Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has called for a better regulatory system after the Federal Court extended an injunction on the company’s $US4.7 billion Barossa project.
