By Ben Sharples
July 31 (Bloomberg) — Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. oil company, said its Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia is one of just “a handful” of LNG ventures proposed for the Asia-Pacific region that will go ahead.
“I just anticipate that some of these other projects are going to fall off, and [...]
Woodside’s Browse LNG plant suffers cost blowout
The Business Spectator - Australia, 3:38 AM, 2 Jul 2009
The costs for Woodside Petroleum Ltd’s proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in the Kimberley have blown out to $50 billion, and discord between the project’s partners is growing, according to The Australian newspaper.
An informed source told the paper costs for the standalone plant, which would process gas [...]
Gorgon-Jansz gas gets interim marketing nod
Oil & Gas Journal, Rick Wilkinson , OGJ Correspondent
MELBOURNE, June 30 – The three joint venturers in the Gorgon-Jansz gas and LNG project in Western Australia have been given conditional interim authorization from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to market gas in the state.
The approval enables Chevron Corp., ExxonMobil Corp., and Royal [...]
Chevron awards $1bn Gorgon LNG contract
The Australian, June 20, 2009
THE giant Chevron Corporation has awarded more than $1 billion of contracts for the planned Gorgon liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia, driving the venture closer to a final investment decision by its partners this year.
The latest contract for the 15million tonnes a year venture was [...]
Woodside flags Pluto LNG expansion efficiencies
The West Australian - Australia, 20th June 2009, 6:00 WST
Woodside Petroleum chief executive Don Voelte yesterday flagged the savings expected from expansion of the Pluto liquefied natural gas project by highlighting a 10 per cent cut in operating costs at the North West Shelf after the completion of a fifth processing [...]
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