The Energy Information Administration has published a new country analysis brief for Australia. The country is the largest exporter of coal and the fourth largest exporter of liquefied natural gas.
More at Energy Information Administration.Australia Gas
Chevron to Spend $29Billion on Wheatstone LNG Project
Chevron is developing the Wheatstone offshore natural gas field located off the coast of Western Australia. The first gas is expected to be produced in 2016 and prepared for international shipment as LNG.
More at ABC Rural.
Shale Gas in Australia
Australian companies seem to be aggressively working on shale gas projects in the United States and ignoring the potential of their own country. One reason is where some of the best shale resources are located – hundreds of miles from labor sources and necessary infrastructure.
More at ninemsn.com.au.
Largest Floating LNG Plant Off Western Australia
Royal Dutch Shell is planning to build the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant above a natural gas field off the coast of Western Australia. The project is in response to an anticipated doubling of the Asian demand for LNG.
Coal Bed Methane to LNG in Australia
Two projects in the Surat Basin of Queensland, Australia, plan to produce coal bed methane from wells, condense it into liquefied natural gas and transport it to markets. More at TCEToday.com.
Chevron Hits More Gas in the Carnarvon Basin (Australia)
Chevron continues to find more natural gas off the northwest coast of Australia with two wells in the Carnarvon Basin. These fields are close to their Gogron LNG terminal. (See press releases from August 12 and 16.)
Drill for the Utica Shale in Quebec?
Citizens in Quebec have environmental concerns because a company from Australia wants to drill for natural gas in the Utica Shale. More in The Star.
Australia: Chevron’s Clio Deepwater Natural Gas Discovery
Chevron’s Clio-3 discovery well found 260 feet of net gas pay, making it the third consecutive deepwater discovery in the Carnarvon Basin offshore of Western Australia. These new wells are near Chevron’s Gorgon Project, the largest single resource natural gas project in Australia’s history. Full details at the Chevron press release.
