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May 11, 2016
SYDNEY, Australia -- AWE Limited said Wednesday that it has received an unsolicited indicative, conditional and non-binding proposal from Lone Star Japan Acquisitions, Ltd, on behalf of a Lone Star Fund, to acquire all of the shares in AWE for a cash consideration of A$0.80 per share.
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May 11, 2016
Technip has been awarded an engineering services contract by Woodside to provide multi-disciplinary engineering services as part of an engineering panel.
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May 06, 2016
Chevron Australia said Thursday that Nigel Hearne, deputy managing director of Chevron Australia and its Australasia Business Unit (ABU), will become managing director of the ABU on June 1, 2016.
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April 19, 2016
WellDog announced today that it has inked exclusive, multi-year contracts worth about A$35 million through its Artificial Lift business unit based in Toowoomba, Queensland.
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April 12, 2016
Woodside and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation, extending the existing partnership between the companies.
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April 12, 2016
The over-supplied LNG market is in hiatus as energy giants from Chevron Corp. to Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Woodside Petroleum Corp. await a surge of demand from countries seeking access to energy.
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April 12, 2016
Woodside has signed a five-year charter contract with Norwegian company Siem Offshore Australia Pty Ltd—an agreement that delivers Australia its first LNG-powered marine support vessel in 2017.
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April 10, 2016
GE Oil & Gas has started production of four HPHT dynamic flexible risers destined for the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, Prelude, to be operated by Shell, located 250 km off the coast of Western Australia.
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April 10, 2016
As oil markets look for the green shoots of a price recovery, LNG participants are hunkering down for a long winter.
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April 10, 2016
Oil & Gas technology company, LWP Technologies Limited, is pleased to report very positive results from the ongoing fly-ash test work being undertaken at the Company’s Brisbane-based pilot plant.
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April 06, 2016
Chevron Corp. temporarily halted output at its $54-billion Gorgon LNG project in Australia due to mechanical problems just two weeks after making the first shipment to Japan.
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April 05, 2016
Wood Group has acquired SVT Engineering Consultants (SVT) based in Australia. This acquisition marks a significant step for Wood Group in providing a global vibration, dynamics and noise (VDN) engineering service line.
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March 30, 2016
Xodus Group’s Intelligent Monitoring service is being used by Woodside to create surveillance tools for its North West Shelf assets.
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March 29, 2016
ABB has won a five-year contract to deliver equipment and services for Shell’s Prelude FLNG, the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, the largest floating facility ever built.
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March 23, 2016
The participants in the Browse LNG project will not proceed with the development at this time given the current economic and market environment, operator Woodside said Wednesday.
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March 21, 2016
Chevron Corporation’s first shipment of LNG from the Gorgon project has departed Barrow Island off the northwest coast of Western Australia.
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March 18, 2016
AWE Limited has named David Biggs as its new CEO and managing director, the Sydney-based company said Friday. Biggs, who will assume his new role in May, succeeds current CEO Bruce Clement.
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March 11, 2016
Technology company Tracerco, part of the FTSE 100 Johnson Matthey Plc, has been helping customers to achieve savings of as much as 20% in reservoir stimulation costs through their smart tracer technology.
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March 07, 2016
Chevron has started producing LNG and condensate at the Gorgon Project on Barrow Island off the northwest coast of Western Australia. The first LNG cargo is expected to be shipped next week.
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March 03, 2016
Santos has completed the sale of its non-operated interest in Kipper gas field, the Adelaide-based company said Thursday.
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March 01, 2016
Origin Energy Ltd. has signed a non-binding heads of agreement with ENN LNG Trading Company Ltd. for the supply of 500,000 tonnes of LNG per year for a period of five years. By mutual agreement, the parties have the ability to extend the supply period by an additional five years.
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