Australia LNG news

Chevron Australia Pty Ltd has advised Tox Free Solutions Ltd that the provision of waste management services to its operations on Barrow Island, Australia, will cease by the end of the financial year.

Chevron has started production of LNG from the third of three production units at the Gorgon LNG project in Australia.

Sparrows Group has secured a three year contract to deliver fixed crane maintenance and lifting and rigging services.

Chevron Corporation has signalled the end of major new LNG projects in Western Australia after US$88 billion spree.

According to Reuters, Royal Dutch Shell has announced plans to drill 161 new gas wells at its Queensland operations by the end of 2018.

Norway's Hoegh LNG Holdings is targeting Australia as the next destination for its LNG import ships.

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association has released a statement congratulating Peter Tinley on his appointment as the Minister for Mines and Petroleum in the new Western Australian Government.

Australia's top gas producers, have agreed to boost supply to the country's domestic market to help avert an energy shortage.

According to Reuters, INPEX’s Ichthys LNG project has been hit by another contract dispute, involving the termination of over 600 workers.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is blaming road blocks to gas exploration on the east coast for a looming domestic supply crisis.