Chevron signs major supply agreement at Wheatstone

US energy major Chevron has signed a heads of agreement with Japan’s Chubu Electric Power Company to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Wheatstone project, in Western Australia. Under the agreement, Chevron and its project partners...

Clough awarded A$350m Wheatstone contract

ASX-listed project house Clough has been awarded a A$350-million contract by oil and gas major Chevron at its A$29-billion Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, in Western Australia. The offshore hook-up and commissioning component of...

Leighton/Thiess JV wins Wheatstone contract

Project house Leighton Holdings and its joint venture partner Thiess has been awarded a A$260-million contract at the Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, in Western Australia. The joint venture would be responsible for the design and...

Polish PGNiG, KGHM, PGE, Tauron join forces on shale gas

Poland's gas monopoly PGNiG said on Wednesday it will work with the country's largest copper miner KGHM and two top utilities PGE and Tauron, all state-owned, exploring for shale gas. The statement came after Warsaw said it wanted state-owned...

Mbowenis to acquire 20% iron-ore stake

South Africa’s former Reserve Bank Governor and Labour Minister Tito Mboweni and his brother have done a $32-million deal with Ferrox for 20% of the Tivani iron-ore project in South Africa’s Limpopo province. The project may also be developed...

A$2.5bn North West shelf expansion approved

The participants in the North West Shelf project on Thursday gave the go-ahead for the A$2.5-billion first phase of the Greater Western Flank (GWF) project, off the north-west coast of Australia. The GWF Phase 1 project would develop the Goodwyn...

Chevron breaks ground at Wheatstone

Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett on Thursday hailed the start of site works at US major Chevron’s $29-billion Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project as an exciting milestone for the state. At the groundbreaking ceremony at the...

Chevron signs LNG supply deals with Verve, Synergy

The Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) on Wednesday welcomed the signing of a supply agreements between the owner of the Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project and energy suppliers Verve Energy and Synergy. Verve MD...

Company Announcement: Jacka reaches agreement to acquire interest in offshore West Africa oil field

Jacka Resources Ltd is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Heads of Agreement with Providence Resources Plc whereby Jacka has agreed to acquire a direct equity interest in the Aje Oil and Gas field located in the petroleum licence OML...

Chevron pulls trigger on $29bn Western Australia LNG project

US energy major Chevron on Monday announced the development of one of Australia’s largest-ever resources projects, as it gave the green light for a $29-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) investment in Western Australia. This project, which...

$25bn Wheatstone LNG project gets final environ approval

The Australian government on Thursday approved US major Chevron’s $25-billion Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Pilbara. Environment Minister Tony Burke said that he had approved the project, but that the company would have...

Chevron inks Wheatstone offtake agreement

The Australian subsidiary of US-based energy major Chevron has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power Company for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Wheatstone project, in Western...