Santos wins partial start for troubled Barossa pipeline
Santos has said it would continue to “vigorously defend” its stance. The company is committed to the Barossa gas project, it said.
Timor-Leste
Woodside revisits Timor LNG concept for Sunrise after bullying accusations
Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) will reassess the option of developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to commercialise the Greater Sunrise gas fields in East Timor after its Timorese partner accused it of “corporate bullying” last December.
East Timor President finds no progress with Australia on gas project
East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta said that Australia has shown no signs moving forward with a long-stalled gas pipeline project that runs through the Southeast Asian country, leaving around $100 billion in potential revenue untapped.
East Timor’s NOC calls Woodside ‘corporate bully’ in latest Sunrise LNG spat
East Timor’s national oil company (NOC) TimorGAP has branded Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) a “corporate bully” after the Australian LNG developer refused to agree to a production-sharing contract (PSC) that would commit gas from Greater Sunrise to be processed onshore East Timor.
Woodside boss makes blunder with East Timor LNG comments
The chief executive of Australia’s Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) appears to have made a blunder with her comments that the company is open to revisiting a greenfield LNG export development in East Timor. Significantly, the melodrama around the project will likely continue.
Woodside open to onshore LNG export project in East Timor
Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) is reconsidering the potential development of Greater Sunrise via an onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in East Timor. This marks a significant about-turn for the Australian LNG developer.
Baron Oil share price surges as expectations of big gas find rise off East Timor
UK-listed Baron Oil (LON:BOIL), which operates TL-SO-19-16 PSC offshore East Timor via its subsidiary SundaGas, has significantly boosted its aggregate gas-in-place and recoverable gas resource estimates after reprocessing the Chuditch 3D seismic data.
Inpex and TotalEnergies win acreage for key CCS hub offshore Australia
Japan’s Inpex (TYO:1605) and partner TotalEnergies (LON:TTE) have won a key greenhouse gas storage (GHG) permit offshore Australia that could help a plan to bury emissions from liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects in northern Australia.
Woodside’s Sunrise still a long shot in East Timor, plate tectonics in focus
Development of the 5.1 trillion cubic feet Greater Sunrise gas and condensate field is back on the agenda for Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS), but the odds of progress look as difficult as ever, reported EnergyQuest. Significantly, all stakeholders in Sunrise should be talking about plate tectonics rather than economics, suggested the consultancy in its latest report.
JERA, Tokyo Gas, Inpex to join Santos-led Bayu Undan CCS project
Japan’s three energy companies – JERA, Tokyo Gas and Inpex – plan to join the proposed giant carbon capture and storage (CCS) project led by Santos (ASX:STO), at Bayu Undan offshore East Timor. The trio’s total investment could reach as much as 100 billion yen ($748 million) reported the Nikkei Asia.
East Timor set for three more onshore exploration wells as driller announces success
Australian company Timor Resources said it will drill three more exploration wells onshore East Timor after certifying 24.2 million barrels of oil and 1.3 billion cubic feet of gas reserves from its first two onshore wells.
Santos eyes cheaper carbon storage offshore East Timor at new $1.7bn APAC hub
Developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Southeast Asia is considerably cheaper than developing similar projects in more developed economies, such as Australia.
Giant CCS plan in East Timor could help secure finance for Sunrise LNG
As the world seeks to decarbonise, East Timor hopes that a plan for a giant carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub will help it find financial backing for a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility that would process gas from the Greater Sunrise fields.
Bayu Undan decommissioning this year as Santos accelerates giant CCS plan offshore East Timor
Australian operator Santos (ASX:STO) is preparing to decommission the floating storage and offloading (FSO) facility, as well as platforms, at Bayu Undan offshore East Timor, as soon as possible, as it accelerates plans for a giant carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub at the mature field.
Woodside eyes Browse and East Timor’s Sunrise gas as war in Europe tightens energy markets
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Woodside (ASX:WPL) is considering new investment opportunities, including the Browse and Greater Sunrise fields, on expectations that new supply will be needed to alleviate global energy market tightness.
East Timor’s upstream licensing round disappoints
Only five blocks out of 18 blocks offered in East Timor’s second licensing round have been awarded. East Timor’s National Petroleum and Minerals Authority (ANPM) said that it has awarded three onshore blocks and two offshore blocks.
Chuditch gas stirs excitement offshore East Timor
Sunda Gas is busy completing various studies that could lead to the commercial development of the shallow-water Chuditch gas discovery offshore East Timor with a potential floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) development under consideration.
Carnarvon confirms Buffalo-10 well offshore East Timor is a dud
Carnarvon Energy (ASX:CVN) has today confirmed that the Buffalo-10 exploration well offshore East Timor is uncommercial.
Carnarvon gives up as widely anticipated Buffalo probe disappoints offshore East Timor
Results from the highly anticipated Buffalo-10 well drilled by Carnarvon Energy (ASX:CVN) and Advance Energy (LON:ADV) offshore East Timor have disappointed. Drilling at the redevelopment project was targeting a potential oil bonanza, which now seems unlikely.
Result near on big well offshore East Timor as operator calls trading halt
Australia’s Carnarvon Energy has called for an immediate trading halt in its shares as it prepares to release the well results for the highly anticipated Buffalo-10 well offshore East Timor. Carnavron and UK-listed parter Advance Energy have said that the well could unlock more than 30 million barrels of oil.
Rig arriving for big exploration well offshore East Timor
The Valaris JU-107 jack-up drilling rig is mobilising to drill the highly anticipated Buffalo-10 well offshore East Timor that if successful could unlock more than 30 million barrels of oil. Operator Carnarvon Energy said yesterday that drilling will start within a week and is expected to take 35 days to complete.
Timor Resources hits oil and gas onshore East Timor
Australian company Timor Resources has completed the first of three exploration wells onshore East Timor. The company said it hit oil and gas in its contract area, although it remains to be seen if the discovery is commercial.
Is Santos and Eni’s CCS plan in the Timor Sea ‘carbon colonialism’?
Fast-moving plans for a Santos-led carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Bayu Undan field offshore East Timor, that would see the nation import Australia’s waste, have been described as “carbon colonialism” by independent thinktank La'o Hamutuk.
Trio of exploration wells planned for historic East Timor campaign
Australian company Timor Resources will drill three exploration wells onshore East Timor as the nation hopes for commercial success. The three wells will be drilled as part of a back-to-back campaign that started late October.
East Timor eyes oil bonanza as historic exploration well spudded
Australian company Timor Resources has spudded the first onshore well in East Timor in more than 50 years as the Southeast Asian nation, also known as Timor Leste, hopes for an oil bonanza.