Journalist
“Objective journalism is
a hard thing to come by
these days. We all yearn for it
but who can point the way?”
– Hunter S. Thompson
Nikkei Asian Review March 2018
Strong growth in gas demand from China is set to trigger a new round of major investment in cash-strapped Papua New Guinea.
ExxonMobil of the U.S. and Total of France, along with Australia-listed Oil Search, are expected to finalize plans next year for more than $9 billion in investment to expand export capacity of liquefied natural gas in the resource-rich South Pacific nation.
Forbes March 2018
In a letter to the UN-backed Conciliation Commission tasked with resolving a long-running maritime boundary dispute between East Timor and Australia, East Timor’s leaders appear to misunderstand the importance of timing regarding the development of the Greater Sunrise oil and gas fields.
Nikkei Asian Review June 2017
Asian energy companies look set to catch up to their peers with investments in U.S. unconventional oil production, the area which has dominated global energy merger and acquisition activity over the last 12 months.
Nikkei Asian Review May 2017
Liquefied natural gas exporters will be excited by the prospects of state-backed Korea Gas returning to the buyers’ table following moves by newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in to shift the country’s power-generation mix away from coal to natural gas to cut pollution.
Interfax Global Energy March 2017
New Indonesian energy price regulations will boost coal use but could offer gas an opportunity to support solar in the country’s east.
Interfax Global Energy February 2017
The Indonesian government will introduce new regulations governing the downstream gas sector next month that will help boost demand for gas by limiting distribution fees to make pricing more competitive, Wiratmaja Puja, the director general of oil and gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, told delegates at the IndoGAS conference on Wednesday.
Interfax Global Energy January 2017
DEVELOPMENT OF THE gas-rich Masela Block off Indonesia remains stalled, despite a senior Indonesian minister telling the press that a deal had been made with Inpex, the block’s operator.
Forbes December 2016
The government of East Timor and international oil companies, including ConocoPhillips and Woodside Energy, are responsible for failing to progress the development of the Greater Sunrise gas fields, in the Timor Sea.
Interfax Global Energy September 2016
Global LNG players are pessimistic in the face of a glutted global LNG market and oil prices that are steadfastly refusing to rise.
Interfax Global Energy July 2016
EAST TIMOR APPEARS to be gambling its future by stalling the development of the Woodside-operated Greater Sunrise fields that straddle the waters off its coast and those of Australia.