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INPEX Launches Hull of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Facility for Ichthys LNG Project
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced today it launched the hull of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project from the dry dock at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea.

Australia Pacific LNG Shows Strong Progress As Key Milestones Achieved
Three key milestones have been met by Australia Pacific LNG in recent weeks representing strong progress across the breadth of the CSG-LNG project.

Gas Discovery at Toro
Woodside advises that the Toro-1 exploration well in permit WA-430-P has intersected approximately 150 metres gross gas and 65 metres net gas within the Mungaroo Formation target.

Santos and GDF SUEZ to review alternative development concepts for Bonaparte LNG
Santos (40%) and GDF SUEZ (60% and operator) today announced that the Bonaparte LNG project will consider other potential development options in addition to the floating LNG concept to develop the Petrel, Tern and Frigate natural gas fields, located 250 kilometres offshore west of Darwin. These options will include a pipeline connection to Darwin.

INPEX signs Heads of Agreement on LNG sales with two Japanese Utility Companies for the Prelude FLNG Project
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) is pleased to announce that it has signed Heads of Agreements (HOAs) today with Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc. (TEPCO) and Japan’s Shizuoka Gas Company, Ltd. (Shizuoka Gas) for the sales and purchase of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the Prelude FLNG project (The Project) in Australia.

BP Bulwer Island Refinery Processing To Halt In 2015
BP announced today that it intends to halt refining operations at its 102,000 barrels per day (bpd) Bulwer Island refinery in Brisbane, Queensland by mid-2015.

Kentz awarded a further US$570m contract for the Ichthys LNG Project
Kentz Corporation Limited (LSE:KENZ), the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, is pleased to announce the award of an AUS$615m (US$570m) contract to it's Australian subsidiary for the Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) construction packages for the Ichthys Project Onshore LNG Facilities in Darwin, Australia.

Narrabri Gas Project Begins Formal Assessment Process
Santos has commenced the first formal step in the assessment process for the Narrabri Gas Project by submitting its Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA) to the NSW Government.

Rig secured for Yolla gas field drilling program
Origin Energy Limited (Origin), as operator of the BassGas Joint Venture, today announced that Seadrill Australia Pte Ltd (Seadrill) has been contracted to provide the drilling rig for the project's upcoming work program in Bass Strait's Yolla gas field.

GLNG signs gas purchase agreement with Meridian joint venture
Santos today announced that the GLNG project participants have executed a binding heads of agreement with the Meridian SeamGas joint venture for the purchase of gas for supply to the GLNG project.