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GLNG project sanctioned
Santos today announced that the GLNG partners have taken the final investment decision approving development of the US$16 billion, 7.8 mtpa GLNG project in Queensland.

Lytton Refinery unplanned outage – start-up continuing
Caltex advises that on 5 January 2011, heavy rains caused a steam outage at the Lytton Refinery
and this prompted an unscheduled shutdown.

KBR Subsidiary to Execute Pre-FEED Study for Bonaparte LNG Project
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that its consulting subsidiary, Granherne, has been selected by GDF SUEZ Bonaparte Pty. Ltd. (GDF SUEZ) to execute the Upstream pre-Front End Engineering and Design (pre-FEED) study for the Bonaparte Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, a proposed floating liquefaction plant to be located in the Bonaparte Basin, Northern Territory, Australia. The project, being developed through a joint venture between GDF SUEZ and Santos Ltd., has a planned LNG capacity of two million tonnes per annum (mtpa).

Pre-FEED contracts awarded for Bonaparte LNG
GDF SUEZ Bonaparte, operator of the Bonaparte LNG project, has announced the award of contracts for pre-Front End Engineering and Design (pre-FEED), to Granherne (upstream) and DORIS Engineering (midstream), two of the world’s leading engineering and energy project management consultancies.

PGS Browse Deep in Australia
PGS’s new Aurora MC3D aims to unlock the deeper potential of Australia’s Browse Basin, covering proven oil and gas play fairways

Australia: Total increases its interest in the GLNG project from 20% to 27.5%
Total announced the signature of an agreement to acquire an additional 7.5% interest in Australia’s GLNG (Gladstone LNG) project from Santos for an amount of US $281.25 million. This will increase Total’s overall stake in the project to 27.5%.

GLNG signs binding LNG off-take agreement with KOGAS for 3.5 mtpa
State-run Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) is buying a 15 per cent stake in Santos Ltd’s (ASX:STO) Gladstone LNG joint-venture project.

Korea Gas to Buy Stake in Santos-led LNG Project
Santos notes speculation that Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas) has agreed to buy 3.5 million tonnes per annum of LNG from the GLNG project and take a 15% stake in the project.

Clough Sea Trucks JV awarded DOMGAS contract for Gorgon
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited (ASX:CLO), today announced that Chevron Australia has entered into a contract valued at approximately A$300 million with the Clough Sea Trucks Joint Venture (CSJV) for the Domestic Gas (DOMGAS) scope of work on the Gorgon Project.

Commonwealth Government delays Australia Pacific LNG EIS decision for procedural reasons
The Federal Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, the Honourable Tony Burke, has advised he will extend the time period for his determination of the Environmental Impact Statement for Australia Pacific LNG's proposed coal seam gas to LNG project in Queensland from the current statutory deadline of 21 December 2010 to Tuesday, 22 February 2011.