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Strike has concluded the first round of its The partnership with FEnEx CRC Jemena calls for renewable
urea offtake process. Expressions of Interest involves research funding of A$1.5
were received by numerous potential offtakers million, supporting studies on efficiency gas target
for both Australian and international sales. of LNG production value chains, digital
Demand for Project Haber urea offtake technologies, and new hydrogen energy and Leading energy infrastructure company,
totalled more than 3.5 mtpa or 267% of the export to market. Jemena, is calling for a Renewable Gas
plant’s 1.4 mtpa planned capacity. INPEX President Director Australia Target at this year’s Australian Energy
Strike will now move into a formal Request Hitoshi Okawa said he was pleased to partner Week as a crucial next step towards
for Proposal process with the proposed with FEnEx CRC to undertake studies to achieving net-zero emissions in Australia
offtakers with a view to converting initial research and develop innovative solutions for by 2050.
expressions of interest into binding long term producing clean and sustainable energy in Jemena’s Managing Director, Frank
offtake agreements. Australia with important benefits for energy Tudor, said a Renewable Gas Target would
Through this process the Project has importers, including Japan. likely replicate the success of the Renewable
continued to attract significant unsolicited “As a proud member of the Australian Energy Target (RET) which helped to spur the
interest for equity participation, particularly business community for more than 30 years development of renewable technologies in the
from Australian and north Asian and the operator of Ichthys LNG, INPEX is electricity sector.
counterparts. As indicated in previous pleased to support high value research and “This is the jump-start the gas sector
guidance, Strike intends to formally development to lower our carbon footprint, needs to truly commercialise zero-emission
commence marketing equity in Project Haber consistent with the Paris Agreement,” said Mr gases such as hydrogen and biomethane and
in the fourth quarter of this year. Okawa. make them available to Australian homes and
STRIKE ENERGY, May 27, 2021 “We recently announced a new businesses at scale,” said Mr Tudor.
business development strategy which Mr Tudor said that by deploying renewable
Strike provides West includes a commitment to net zero gas using existing infrastructure to achieve
net-zero emissions by 2050, Australian energy
carbon emissions by 2050 and reducing
Erregulla update Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 30 per cent consumers would also avoid costly, and
unnecessary, upgrades to the energy sector.
by 2030. We look forward to working
Strike Energy provides an update on the West with FEnEx CRC to undertake studies “By decarbonising our existing gas
Erregulla Appraisal Campaign on behalf of to support the expansion of our energy infrastructure we can avoid unnecessarily
the EP469 Joint Venture. business including our strategy for future building new alternative forms of energy
Strike has completed drilling the ~2,050m production and supply of hydrogen.” infrastructure, which will have a significant
long intermediate section of WE5 down to FEnEx CRC, which is headquartered impact on customer bills.
3,635m and declared section depth within in Western Australia, is a collaboration “In the short-term this will make the
the Kockatea Shale. Subsequently casing between industry, government and research transition to a low-carbon future seamless and
has been run in hole and cemented in place institutions, and a project initiative facilitated means Australian homes and businesses can
and successfully pressure tested. This has by the Western Australian Government’s LNG continue to use their gas stoves, heaters, and
been achieved in less than 17 days which Jobs Taskforce. other appliances.
is indicative of the step change that Strike INPEX, May 24, 2021 JEMENA, May 25, 2021
expected to see at this point in the campaign.
At WE4, the additional flow testing and
de-sanding equipment has been identified
where procurement processes are underway.
Strike expects to recommence the WE4 clean-
up and subsequent flow test in early June
which will align with back-to-back operations
allowing the seamless transition to WE5 post
its completion.
At WE5 Strike is running in with an 8-1/2”
drilling assembly where it will commence
drilling the final production section of the
hole down to the primary targets.
STRIKE ENERGY, May 26, 2021
INPEX forms partnership

with Future Energy Exports

Japanese energy company INPEX today
signed an agreement with the Future Energy
Exports Cooperative Research Centre (FEnEx
CRC) – the newest industry partner to join the
world class research and development of new
technologies that will lower the cost and carbon
emissions of energy production in Australia.

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