B07 Oil and Gas Extraction

Twiggy, Japan Inc plan to ship LNG to NSW

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Original article by Matthew Stevens
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 2 : 26-Feb-18

Billionaire iron ore miner Andrew Forrest is believed to be the dominant partner in a new venture, Australian Industrial Energy. AIE, in which Japanese trading companies Marubeni and JERA are also involved, is planning to transport LNG to a yet-to-be decided port in New South Wales, where a re-gasification terminal would be established. It is understood that the volume of gas that the terminal would be capable of delivering is equivalent to about 70 per cent of total NSW demand.

CORPORATES
AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL ENERGY, MARUBENI CORPORATION, JERA, SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, SQUADRON ENERGY, DUET GROUP, TOYKO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY INCORPORATED, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, AUSTRALIAN ENERGY MARKET OPERATOR LIMITED, BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED – ASX BSL, BRICKWORKS LIMITED – ASX BKW, QENOS PLASTICS PTY LTD, INCITEC PIVOT LIMITED – ASX IPL, ORICA LIMITED – ASX ORI, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, AGL ENERGY LIMITED – ASX AGL

Mitsui offer for AWE deemed fair

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Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 22-Feb-18

AWE Limited has posted a 2017-18 interim net loss of $A23.8m, although its underlying loss narrowed from $A11.5m previously to just $A5.3m. Meanwhile, an independent expert’s report by Grant Thornton has concluded that the $A602m takeover offer from Japan-based Mitsui is "fair and reasonable". The firm values AWE’s shares at between $A0.78 and $A1.06, compared with Mitsui’s offer of $A0.95 per share. RBC Capital Markets says Mineral Resources and China Energy Reserve & Chemical Group are unlikely to make new offers for AWE.

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AWE LIMITED – ASX AWE, GRANT THORNTON AUSTRALIA, MITSUI AND COMPANY LIMITED, RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX MIN, CHINA ENERGY RESERVE AND CHEMICAL GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, LATTICE ENERGY LIMITED, BEACH ENERGY LIMITED – ASX BPT

New LNG export trains to lift Oil Search output

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Original article by Matt Chambers
The Australian – Page: 20 : 21-Feb-18

Oil Search has posted a 2017 net profit of $US302.1m, which is 236 per cent higher than previously. MD Peter Botten says the company’s output could potentially double in the next 5-7 years, after Oil Search reached agreement with ExxonMobil and Total to increase their LNG output in Papua New Guinea by building three additional production trains. The new trains would feed gas from the Elk/Antelope gas field and the PNG LNG project into the existing PNG LNG plant. The expansion is subject to formal approval by the projects’ partners and the PNG government.

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OIL SEARCH LIMITED – ASX OSH, EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, TOTAL SA, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL

More gas needed to meet demand: Beach

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Original article by Matt Chambers
The Australian – Page: 28 : 20-Feb-18

Beach Energy has posted a 2017-18 interim net profit of $A95.7m, which is seven per cent lower than previously. Beach has advised that the expected annual cost savings from its acquisition of Lattice Energy will be around $A50m, compared with its previous guidance of $A20m. Meanwhile, Beach executive Lee Marshall has warned that the east coast will face a gas supply shortage by the mid-2020s unless new gas reserves are found and ones that are considered to be uncommercial at present are developed.

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BEACH ENERGY LIMITED – ASX BPT, LATTICE ENERGY LIMITED, ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED – ASX ORG, SEVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX SVW, SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO

Woodside in $2.5b raising for LNG growth

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Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 15-Feb-18

Woodside Petroleum has advised that its profit for 2017 rose by 18 per cent to $US1.024bn. Meanwhile, the group will have a 75 per cent stake in the Scarborough gas field after striking a deal to acquire ExxonMobil’s 50 per cent interest in the undeveloped asset for $US744m. Woodside will finance the acquisition via a $A2.5bn capital raising. BHP Billiton holds the remaining 25 per cent stake in Scarborough, and it could potentially exercise its pre-emptive right to buy ExxonMobil’s stake.

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WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, ALLAN GRAY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, WATERMARK FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, BERNSTEIN INVESTMENT RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT, WOOD MACKENZIE, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, MORGAN STANLEY AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Mitsui set to snare AWE as MinRes yields

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Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 5-Feb-18

Japan-listed Mitsui is poised to acquire Australian-listed oil and gas producer AWE Limited after Mineral Resources chose not to match Mitsui’s cash bid of $A602m. Shares in AWE closed at $A0.985 on 2 February, compared with Mitsui’s offer of $A0.95 per share. AWE’s key asset is its 50 per cent stake in the Waitsia gas field in Western Australia. Beach Energy also owns 50 per cent of Waitsia, although it is not expected to launch a bid for AWE.

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AWE LIMITED – ASX AWE, MITSUI AND COMPANY LIMITED, MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX MIN, BEACH ENERGY LIMITED – ASX BPT, CHINA ENERGY RESERVE AND CHEMICAL GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, SEVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX SVW, AUSTRALIA. TAKEOVERS PANEL

Beach watchful amid AWE takeover war

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Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 : 1-Feb-18

The board of AWE Limited has given Mineral Resources three days to match the $A602m cash offer from rival suitor Mitsui. Meanwhile, Beach Energy CEO Matt Kay has declined to comment on whether his company could join in the bidding war for AWE. The two companies jointly own the Waitsia onshore gas field in Western Australia, and Kay says Beach has no preference regarding its future partner in the project. However, he adds that Beach is monitoring the takeover battle to ensure that the interests of its shareholders are protected.

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AWE LIMITED – ASX AWE, MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX MIN, BEACH ENERGY LIMITED – ASX BPT, MITSUI AND COMPANY LIMITED, CHINA ENERGY RESERVE AND CHEMICAL GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, SEVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX SVW, NETWORK INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PTY LTD, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LATTICE ENERGY LIMITED, ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED – ASX ORG

AWE expected to hand MinRes rejection notice

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Original article by Paul Garvey
The Australian – Page: 20 : 31-Jan-18

AWE Limited’s board is tipped to declare its support for Mitsui’s cash offer of $A0.95 per share on 31 January. Rival suitor Mineral Resources will then have three days to lift its cash and scrip bid of $A0.83 per share. AWE shares closed at $A0.975 on 30 January, after rising to $A0.99 on the previous day. The third bidder for AWE, China Energy Reserve & Chemicals Group, is not expected to increase its offer.

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AWE LIMITED – ASX AWE, MITSUI AND COMPANY LIMITED, MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX MIN, CHINA ENERGY RESERVE AND CHEMICAL GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, CANACCORD GENUITY (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

Santos’ full-year sales up 20pc

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Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 38 : 25-Jan-18

Oil and gas group Santos has advised that its sales rose 14 per cent in the December 2017 quarter, to $US861bn ($A1.07bn), while sales for the calendar year were up 20 per cent to $US3.1bn. Total production for the year was 3.4 per cent lower than previously at 59.5 million barrels of oil equivalent, although it was at the higher end of the company’s guidance. Santos still expects its output for 2018 to be within the range of 55 million to 60 million boe.

CORPORATES
SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, JP MORGAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, HARBOUR ENERGY LIMITED

Woodside revs up China gas push

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Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 19-Jan-18

Woodside Petroleum has advised that it produced 21.9 million barrels of oil equivalent during the December 2017 quarter, which is 7.9 per cent lower than the previous corresponding period. Revenue fell by 6.9 per cent year-on-year to $US939m ($A1.2bn). Meanwhile, some analysts say Woodside’s production guidance of 85 million to 90 million boe for 2018 is lower than expected. CEO Peter Coleman has indicated that Woodside will expand its LNG marketing office in China amid growing Chinese demand for gas.

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WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED, JP MORGAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED, BERNSTEIN INVESTMENT RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET