Monday, December 23, 2024

Curtis Island News

Shell QGC Ships 500th LNG Cargo from Curtis Island

Shell’s QGC business, along with its joint venture partners CNOOC and Tokyo Gas, have shipped the 500th cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its LNG plant on Curtis Island, Queensland.The cargo will be delivered by Gladstone’s namesake vessel, the GasLog Gladstone, Shell said.Shell’s QGC Vice President East…

Australia Set to be the King of LNG Exports

Australia is on track to surpass Qatar as the world’s largest LNG exporter, according to Australia’s Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science (DIIS).Australia already surpasses Qatar in LNG export capacity and exported more LNG than Qatar in November 2018 and April 2019, said a release from U.S.

LNG Prices sink on Argentina Tender, Supply

Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices sank this week after Argentina's tender result soured hopes of a recovery amid poor demand, while fresh supply began pumping from Australia. The announcement that Cheniere's landmark U.S. export plant would delay production until March left the market unfazed…

BG Starts Commercial Ops from QCLNG T2

BG Group announced today that commercial operations began from the second train at its Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) plant. QGC, BG Group's Australian subsidiary, has also assumed control of Train 2 from Bechtel Australia, which built the facility. BG Group now has full control of both LNG trains and associated facilities at QCLNG.

$1.7 bln Gas Development Announced for Queensland

QGC Pty Limited, along with joint venture partners China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Tokyo Gas, today announces a two-year, A$1.7 billion development of its natural gas tenements west of Wandoan to support gas production. The investment, which follows receipt of Commonwealth and State Government environmental approvals…

GLNG Starts LNG Production

Santos today announced the Gladstone liquefied natural gas (GLNG) project has started producing its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Curtis Island, Queensland, on schedule and within budget. LNG is currently being produced from Train 1 ahead of the first cargo, which is expected to be shipped to Asian markets in the coming weeks.

RAstar Tugs Selected Again for LNG Terminal Support

The Robert Allan Ltd. RAstar Series tugs are well proven LNG terminal support/escort tugs, in operation at major LNG facilities worldwide, including terminals in the United Kingdom, Yemen, Mexico, Indonesia, Norway, and the United States. Now Smit Lamalco has introduced five new RAstar…

Australia Pacific LNG Reaches Curtis Island

Australia Pacific LNG today announced it had reached a significant milestone with the arrival of first gas from its coal seam gas fields in the Surat Basin to its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Curtis Island, near Gladstone, Queensland. The arrival of the first gas into the…

First LNG Loaded from QCLNG Project in Australia

Methane Rita Andrea (Photo: BG Group)

BG Group began loading the first cargo of LNG from its Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facility to the vessel Methane Rita Andrea December 28. The second cargo of LNG from the facility will be loaded onto the Methane Mickie Harper, which is expected in Gladstone in the first week of January.

BG loads First QCLNG Cargo

BG Group today announced that it has been loading the first cargo of LNG from its Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facility since 28 December. The vessel being loaded is the Methane Rita Andrea. The second cargo of LNG from the facility will be loaded onto the Methane Mickie Harper which is expected in Gladstone in the first week of January.

Bechtel, Union Avert Aussie LNG Construction Delays

Engineering giant Bechtel Corp reached a new workplace agreement on Friday with construction workers, averting strikes that could have delayed the start-up of three liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants it is building on Australia's east coast. Bechtel is building $62 billion worth of LNG plants on Curtis Island off the state of Queensland…

Saipem Wins Sustainability Award

Saipem has won the 2014 Premier’s Sustainability Award in Australia, for Innovation in Sustainable Technologies. The prize, awarded for the construction of the Narrows Marine Crossing, is promoted by the Queensland Government’s Department for the Protection of Environmental and Natural Heritage…

Greater Collaboration Needed in O&G Industy

Richard Palmer

Australia’s oil and gas industry must fix its sights on developing greater collaboration as it brings a range of mega projects into operation, according to a group of sector leaders at a DNV GL-hosted briefing and round table event in Perth. The need for oil and companies to become more coordinated was a hot topic at the DNV GL event…