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North Sea drilling ops on Equinor’s agenda for this month
16 Jan 2026 12:56 GMT
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has received a drilling permit from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) for a wildcat well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
The drilling permit has been granted for the wellbore 34/8-A-37 H in …
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Second Gas Discovery Confirmed at ConcoPhillips’s Otway Basin Well off Australia
14 Jan 2026 15:49 GMT
Gas has been confirmed at the Charlemont-1 exploration well offshore Victoria, operated by ConocoPhillips, following the successful recovery of a gas sample that validates the Charlemont Trend in Australia’s Otway Basin.
Australia’s 3D Energi - …
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Woodside’s Scarborough FPU Arrives to Western Australia Offshore Field
13 Jan 2026 14:14 GMT
The floating production unit (FPU) for Woodside Energy’s Scarborough gas project has arrived at the Scarborough field offshore Western Australia, marking a major milestone for the development as it moves into the hook-up and commissioning phase ahead of …
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Mega $12.5 billion gas project makes inroads as FPU ends its miles-long journey in Australia
13 Jan 2026 08:05 GMT
Australia’s energy giant Woodside has welcomed the arrival of a floating production unit (FPU), which crossed oceans to reach Australian waters and come to the firm’s giant gas project off the coast of Western Australia.
The Australian giant sees the FPU’s …
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Massive floating gas platform arrives off WA coast
13 Jan 2026 07:30 GMT
A massive floating platform has arrived off the West Australian coast as Woodside Energy's controversial Scarborough gas project nears production.
The 70,000-tonne floating production unit was slowly towed by five large ocean towing vessels more than …
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Woodside’s floating gas platform arrives off WA coast
13 Jan 2026 05:05 GMT
A massive floating platform has arrived off the West Australian coast as Woodside Energy’s controversial Scarborough gas project nears production.
The 70,000-tonne floating production unit was slowly towed by five large ocean towing vessels more than …
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Venezuela’s Hybrid Threats: Why Evidence Architecture Matters for US Security
17 Jan 2026 02:10 GMT
In early 2026, Venezuela remains a hybrid threat to the Western Hemisphere. The recent US capture of its strongman Nicolás Maduro Moros has not changed that basic reality. Authoritarian rule, criminal markets, migration pressures, and external influences …
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Scarborough on Track for First LNG After FPU Arrives on Site
15 Jan 2026 07:36 GMT
The production semisubmersible has arrived at Woodside Energy’s Scarborough field offshore Western … , the FPU will process natural gas—including gas separation, dehydration, and compression … development plan includes eight wells drilled in the project’s first …
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Scarborough Project advances with FPU reaching Carnarvon Basin
14 Jan 2026 03:43 GMT
Woodside Energy has announced that the floating production unit (FPU) for the Scarborough gas field has reached its destination in the Carnarvon Basin in Australian waters.
The offshore gas field is being developed under the broader Scarborough Energy …
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Scarborough FPU Arrives in Australia
13 Jan 2026 08:59 GMT
… "one of the largest semisubmersible facilities ever constructed". The … assessments required under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations … clear that Australia's offshore gas regulations are not living up …