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  • Chevron Announces Natural Gas Discovery in Gorgon Area (Australia)

    23 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Chevron Corporation today announced a natural gas discovery by its Australian subsidiary in the Greater Gorgon Area of the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. The Pontus-1 exploration well encountered approximately 97 feet (30 metres) of net gas pay. The well is located in the WA-37-L permit area in the Greater Gorgon Area gas fields, approximately […]

  • BOOM Logistics Achieves Safety Milestone on Gorgon LNG Project

    11 April 2014

    BOOM Logistics Limited announced a significant safety milestone of 1,000 Days Recordable Injury Free for its work on the Gorgon LNG Project. BOOM has been involved with the Chevron LNG project since 2011, having been awarded the contract to supply cranes and associated resources to assist in the construction of the Barrow Island Workers Village. […]

  • Report: Hefty repair bill in line for Chevron. Date of 2nd Gorgon LNG shipment uncertain

    1 April 2016

    U.S. oil major Chevron is experiencing mechanical problems with its giant Gorgon field development in W. Australia, and according to the Australian media, the repair bill is expected to be a hefty one. The Barrow Island-located Gorgon project, supplied from the Gorgon and Jansz-Io gas fields, started producing first LNG early in March, and sent […]

  • Matrix Supplies Subsea Installation Buoyancy for Chevron’s Gorgon Project

    18 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Matrix Composites & Engineering (Matrix) announces that it has entered into an agreement with Subsea 7 for the supply of subsea installation buoyancy for their heavy lift tie-in package on the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project in Western Australia. Matrix will supply subsea installation buoyancy ranging from 0.5t to 10t to the Gorgon Project. The buoyancy will […]

  • Cyclone Olwyn hits Barrow Island, Gorgon workers not evacuated

    12 March 2015

    Hundreds of workers at Western Australia’s Barrow Island where Chevron is building the $54 billion Gorgon LNG project have been stranded during Cyclone Olwyn after not being evacuated early enough. According to local media reports, workers are sleeping on blow up mattresses in hallways because contract companies left it too late to evacuate. There is no […]

  • Cyclone Olwyn hits Barrow Island, Gorgon workers not evacuated

    12 March 2015

    Hundreds of workers at Western Australia’s Barrow Island where Chevron is building the $54 billion Gorgon LNG project have been stranded during Cyclone Olwyn after not being evacuated early enough. According to local media reports, workers are sleeping on blow up mattresses in hallways because contract companies left it too late to evacuate. There is no […]

  • Chevron fires up first Gorgon LNG gas power generator

    15 April 2015

    Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG project has achieved an important milestone with the successful start-up of the first gas turbine generator, a key element of the Gorgon project’s plant start-up sequence.

  • Chevron fires up first Gorgon LNG gas power generator

    15 April 2015

    Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG project has achieved an important milestone with the successful start-up of the first gas turbine generator, a key element of the Gorgon project’s plant start-up sequence.

  • Chevron awards rig positioning contract in Australia to Neptune

    21 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Australia-based Neptune Survey has been awarded a five-year rig positioning contract by Chevron.

  • FAIR Lands Gorgon Contract Extension from Chevron Australia

    27 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has signed two contract extensions with Chevron Australia. The Fairstar semi-submersible heavy transport vessels FJORD and FORTE will provide marine transportation of modules and other related equipment over a series of voyages commencing in mid 2012 for thirteen months and seventeen months respectively. The total value of the extensions is […]

  • Chevron plans more work at its gas project off Australia

    7 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Chevron has handed an EP for the installation of an additional control and electrical umbilical to the existing feed gas pipeline system.

  • Gas leak causes one of Gorgon LNG trains shut down

    17 November 2021
    Infrastructure

    The Australian unit of U.S. oil major Chevron, the operator of the Gorgon LNG project, has shut down one of three trains at the facility due to a gas leak incident.

  • Australia: Velocious Wins Contract for Subsea Work on Chevron’s Gorgon Field

    5 August 2011

    Belmont-based subsea engineering and remote technology firm Velocious has won a contract for specialist subsea work on Chevron’s $43 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project. Velocious said it is currently designing and fabricating components and tooling for a subsea pipeline, which will become an integral part for the offshore operations of the Gorgon project. The […]

  • Chevron: Gorgon Train 1 resumes production after “minor maintenance”

    14 November 2016

    Production at the first liquefaction train of Chevron’s giant Gorgon LNG facility on Barrow Island in Western Australia has restarted. “Production on Gorgon LNG Train 1 was temporarily halted for minor maintenance last week. LNG production has resumed safely, ” a Chevron spokesman said in an emailed statement on Monday. “Train 2 production is unaffected and […]

  • Australia: McDermott Wins Significant Subsea Fabrication Work for Gorgon Project

    11 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a contract from Vetco Gray Australia Pty Limited for the fabrication of subsea structures and spools for Chevron’s Gorgon Upstream Project. The value is expected to be in excess of US$50 million and will be included in McDermott’s fourth-quarter 2010 bookings. The project […]

  • Chevron: Gorgon LNG Costs Climb to AUD 54 Bln

    12 December 2013

    Chevron Corporation announced a $39.8 billion capital and exploratory investment program for 2014. Included in the 2014 program are $4.8 billion of planned expenditures by affiliates, which do not require cash outlays by Chevron. Chevron’s 2014 budget is approximately $2 billion lower than expected total investments for 2013. For the current year, total investments are […]

  • Chevron evacuates workers, halts production after Gorgon gas leak

    1 July 2016

    Chevron has reportedly experienced a gas leak at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on Barrow Island off the northwest coast of Western Australia that lead to an evacuation of workers and suspension of production.  The Gorgon project is supplied from the Gorgon and Jansz-Io gas fields, located within the Greater Gorgon area, between 80 miles (130 […]

  • McLaren Software Wins Chevron Contract for Gorgon LNG Project (Australia)

    3 August 2011
    Project & Tenders

    McLaren Software, a subsidiary of the IDOX Group, and leader in Engineering Document Management and Control applications has been awarded a contract worth $1.4m by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd. Under the contract McLaren will supply Enterprise EngineerTM software and services to manage and control engineering and supplier documentation and processes for the Gorgon Project in […]

  • GE Oil & Gas Completes Assembly of Subsea Trees for Gorgon Project

    5 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    GE Oil & Gas announced it has completed the assembly of the final group of subsea production trees for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project, one of the world’s largest natural gas projects located off the coast of Western Australia. Subsea trees are a key component of a subsea gathering system, consisting of various assemblies of valves, […]

  • Chevron starts Gorgon LNG Train 2 production, profits decline

    28 October 2016

    Production at the second liquefaction train of Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project has started according to the company’s chairman and CEO John Watson.

  • Fairstar: FJELL Bags Nigeria Gig. FJORD Prepares for Gorgon, Australia

    29 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has signed a contract with Aveon Offshore Limited to provide marine transportation services for the Chevron OAGM project in Nigeria. The FJELL will transport two power barges from the Bonny River in Nigeria to the Escravos Area. The contract value is USD 1.2 million and the total operation is expected […]

  • The Netherlands: Dockwise Ltd Announces New Awards and Confirmation of Gorgon Project

    27 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Dockwise Ltd. announces 11 awards totaling USD 42 million, all for execution in Q2 and Q3 2011. The USD 42 million comprises contracts for transportation of dredging equipment to Spain and Uruguay, a Power Barge and jack-up barges to the Dominican Republic and Egypt, jack-up rigs to Gabon, Mexico and Trinidad, a semi-submersible to Vietnam […]

  • Chevron sanctions $4 billion compression project in Australia

    2 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Chevron, the operator and the Gorgon joint venture, will proceed with the approximately $4 billion Jansz-Io Compression project in Australia.

  • Go-ahead for Chevron to move forward with ops designed to sustain gas project’s production levels

    12 June 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy

    Chevron has received a green light for activities designed to help maintain the current production rates at its natural gas project offshore Australia.

  • Chevron sets date for first Gorgon LNG cargo after shutdown

    27 June 2016
    Vessels

    Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project in Australia, one of the largest natural gas projects in the world, is expected to ship its first cargo of LNG on July 3 after the plant was shut down due to mechanical problems in March. The facility on Barrow Island halted production soon after the first cargo of the chilled fuel […]