Australia
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September 11, 2023
The producer has asked the Fair Work Commission to make intractable bargaining declarations for the Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities, adding to a similar request already lodged in relation to the Wheatstone platform, a Chevron spokesman said.
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September 08, 2023
The start of the industrial action marks the culmination of weeks-long discussions that have kept markets on edge. Unions first threatened to pursue strikes at the Chevron sites and Woodside Energy Group Ltd.’s facilities in early August.
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September 07, 2023
Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone plants together supplied about 7% of the world’s LNG last year, and unions have planned to start with partial strikes if no resolution is reached.
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September 06, 2023
The new deadline for industrial action at the Gorgon and Wheatstone plants is 6 a.m. local time Friday, a Chevron Australia spokesperson said in an emailed statement. The unions previously threatened to start partial strikes on Sep. 7 and then escalate to full stoppages that would begin Sep. 14 and last two weeks.
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September 05, 2023
The workers have served Chevron notice that they plan full stoppages from Sept. 14, following partial strikes from Sept. 7, the Offshore Alliance grouping said Tuesday on Facebook.
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September 04, 2023
A Chevron spokesman confirmed that workers voted against the proposed agreements and said it was “part of the bargaining process and an important step which enabled employees to share their views.”
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August 31, 2023
Initial evaluation confirms reservoir continuity of the Amungee Member B-shale over 150 kilometers between Amungee NW-2H and Beetaloo W-1 wells. This includes a target development area of approximately 1 million acres where the shale depth exceeds 2,700 meters.
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August 28, 2023
Unions gave notice for industrial action at the Gorgon and Wheatstone export plants, the company said Monday in an emailed statement. Chevron will “continue to work through the bargaining process as we seek outcomes that are in the interests of both employees and the company,” it said.
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August 24, 2023
Woodside said “substantial progress” had been made in the talks and confirmed unions had not triggered an option to give the required seven working days’ notice to begin a strike.
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March 22, 2023
The A2H well was drilled to a total depth (TD) of 3,883 meters, including a 1,275-meter horizontal section within the Amungee Member B Shale in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin, Northern Territory, Australia.
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February 14, 2023
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority has accepted Santos’ Offshore Project Proposal for the Dorado development offshore Western Australia.
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December 23, 2022
The A2H well has been drilled to a total depth of 3,883 m, including a 1,275 m horizontal section within the Amungee Member B Shale in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin, Northern Territory, Australia with Tamboran Pty Limited.
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November 30, 2022
Carlyle Group Inc. is exploring a multibillion-dollar bid for a large part of Austrian energy company OMV AG’s oil and gas portfolio, in what would be a bold move by a buyout firm to further expand into fossil fuels, people familiar with the matter said.
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November 14, 2022
Chevron Corp. company sees potential for geological formations such as those at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas facility in Western Australia to be used for storage of third-party emissions from Asia.
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October 04, 2022
Petrofac has officially taken over operatorship of the Northern Endeavour FPSO facility on behalf of the Australia Government, marking a major milestone in the landmark decommissioning contract.
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September 27, 2022
The Mangat Group, a Glendale-based land development group, announced a new partnership with Phoenix-based Liberty Petroleum Corporation in pursuit of a world-class exploration project with the potential to uncover a significant amount of oil.
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September 21, 2022
In the unlikely event of an uncontrolled release during the Drilling Phase of the Scarborough project, the RWIS Toolkit may be utilized as a key component of the Response hardware. With this contract, Woodside Energy have positioned themselves at the forefront of environmental stewardship.
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July 18, 2022
Sembcorp Marine Ltd, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms Pte. Ltd., has entered into an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract with a major energy company for a gas topsides project in Australia.
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June 03, 2022
Shell Australia and its joint venture partner, SGH Energy, have taken a final investment decision to approve the development of the Crux natural gas field, off the coast of Western Australia.
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April 04, 2022
ProSep, a provider of environmentally friendly solutions, secured a water treatment project with an American multinational corporation on the Scarborough gas resource offshore of Western Australia for a seven-figure value.
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April 01, 2022
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a major decommissioning contract by the Australian Government, heralding the start of an era of decommissioning in the nation's offshore oil and gas sector.
