Offshore
Two $80m contracts with a offshore LNG project have been awarded to a Norwegian oilfield company.
More weight is to be given to local companies when bidding for work with a major NT LNG project, according to the NT Government.
Key contractors have been shortlisted for a Timor Sea LNG project worth over $3.
Construction has commenced on the Ichthys LNG Project, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard formally opening the project at a ceremony at Blaydin Point in Darwin.
A prominent engineering and construction company has been awarded a maintenance contract to a major NT gas development.
Inpex has been awarded final development approval required for the Ichythys project accommodation village at Howard Springs.
Inpex has received approval from the WA Department of Mines and Petroleum to push ahead with development of the $30bn Ichthys project off WA's north.
A range of new Ichthys LNG project work packages are open for registration on the .
Inpex’s general manager for Darwin, Sean Kildare, said there are no “bottlenecks” delaying a FID on the Ichthys LNG project.
Northern Manganese Ltd – formerly Groote Resources Ltd – has made another important step in their aim to mine the seabed for manganese in the area between the Northern Territory mainland and Groote Eylandt.