Chevron Australia has told a parliamentary inquiry into the domestic gas reservation policy that it would willingly open its books to the public to demonstrate it is meeting local commitments.
Chevron has restored its Wheatstone gas facility to full production after a fault limited its output for four days in the midst of an ongoing battle with Offshore Alliance.
A temporary injunction placed on seismic testing at Woodside’s Scarborough project off the North West coast has been hailed by Traditional Owners ahead of a second hearing later this month.
The imminent production milestone at Strike Energy’s Walyering gas project in the Perth Basin has taken a back-seat as regional rhetoric and policy changes ramp up.
A group representing the interests of the state’s biggest gas users wants the Economic Regulation Authority to monitor domestic supply, a government inquiry has heard.
Strike Energy has told the state’s Domestic Gas Price Inquiry that a requirement for onshore Perth Basin projects to supply the domestic market is stifling access to international investment.
The environmental watchdog has recommended approval for Woodside’s proposed solar farm and battery energy system near Karratha, subject to strict conditions.
Perth-headquartered Woodside Energy has commenced oil production at the Shenzi North project in the Gulf of Mexico, acquired in its deal for BHP Petroleum in 2022.
Chevron and Offshore Alliance will appear before the Fair Work Commission on September 22 after an application to the industrial umpire for intervention by the LNG producer.
Chevron has returned its Wheatstone domestic gas facility to working order, as it awaits Fair Work Commission updates on industrial action at its projects.
Roger Cook has backed in the state’s close relationship with its resources industry, amid concerns over the government’s handling of environmental guidelines scrapped in 2019.
Perth basin-focused developer Strike Energy has blamed inefficiencies in the WA gas market on government policy settings, while singling out Beach Energy and Hancock Prospecting.
Offshore Alliance is undertaking industrial action against Chevron at its Wheatstone and Gorgon projects, after negotiations between the two parties failed to deliver a resolution.
Woodside Energy will explore the storage of carbon imported from Japan, as part of an ambition to build a carbon capture and storage value chain between the nations.
Woodside Energy has started laying pipe to connect the Scarborough gas field to its onshore Pluto LNG facility, as it progresses the project towards targeted first cargo in 2026.
Industrial action scheduled to start today at Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities has been delayed by 24 hours, the LNG producer and Offshore Alliance have confirmed.
Yara Pilbara is unconvinced all producers are meeting domestic gas supply obligations in good faith, joining a chorus to question current supply arrangements.
Beach Energy has called for greater flexibility in WA’s domestic gas supply policy around LNG exports, warning the state’s domestic gas inquiry of “unintended consequences”.
A pump fault has put Chevron’s Wheatstone domestic gas facility offline, days out from potential industrial action against the LNG producer by Offshore Alliance as part of ongoing EBA negotiations.