Australia

Partners in Arrow Energy, Shell, and PetroChina expect to drill 2,500 new gas wells over 27 years to feed the Queensland Curtis LNG plant.

Inpex’s investments in wind, solar, and battery storage through 2030 will also support decarbonization at the Ichthys natural gas and LNG project in northern Australia.

Projects across the globe are exploring the power of offshore wind in an effort to reach net zero.

This paper provides an overview of multilateral operations on the North West Shelf of Australia.

The authors of this paper describe a project aimed at automating the task of cuttings descriptions with machine-learning and artificial-intelligence techniques, in terms of both lithology identification and quantitative estimation of lithology abundances.

This paper discusses how multiple reliable technologies may be used in concert to establish reasonable certainty for reserves estimates through the flexibility provided by the Petroleum Resources Management System.

The newbuild FPSO is destined for the giant Australian gas project in 2025.

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The paper highlights the importance of adopting good practices when planning for decommissioning throughout the life cycle of a petroleum project.

Santos will seek an expedited appeal of the Australian Federal Court decision.