EPIC Energy’s submission on tariffs was put to the regulator more than two and a half years ago, and many have expressed concern at the time taken to reach agreement on charges.
Norwest Energy has increased its Perth Basin holdings, recently taking a 7.5 per cent in WA 226 P just weeks before first drilling on an untested prospect.
NATURAL gas customers in Perth and the State’s South West are none the wiser as to what tariffs they will be paying following a WA Supreme Court ruling last week.
TRANSFORMATIONAL expansion, international profile and regional economic bonanzas have formed the focus of much local comment following last week’s announcement that North-West Shelf gas would deliver China its first supplies of LNG.
Peter Charles Firkins went out a winner, beating Clough Limited chairman Harold Clough convincingly in a Saturday afternoon game of tennis just days before his death.
MANY analysts and industry players are still trying to understand the implications of last week’s High Court judgment on Native Title claims over land in the far north-east of the State.
IN an attempt to offer greater clarity with regard to gas pipeline access and associated issues, the Office of Gas Access Regulation (OffGAR) is preparing an information paper on rates of return for WA pipelines.
Dormant projects held by several local explorers and producers began proving their worth this week, with announcements of joint venture deals with significant international miners.
Things looked good for resources floats earlier in the year, but some companies which planned July/August floats have faced sinking prospects in recent weeks.
THE proposed Gorgon gas field development is being touted as a first test of a new project development approvals system for WA to be linked with a State sustainability strategy.
An Access Economics report has concluded that the speed at which competition comes into generation is the key to the success of a reformed electricity market in WA and hence a linchpin for securing investment projects.
THE signing this month of an 18-year contract for Burns and Roe Worley to supply gas-fired power to Esperance has strengthened the attraction of a proposal by United Utilities Australia to pump desalinated seawater from Esperance to the Goldfields.
AGAINST a backdrop of daily talk around numerous proposed pipeline developments, industry players and organisations are positioning themselves to respond to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s draft for greenfields
SOME straight talking ahead of next month’s World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg has highlighted the concerns of some in the State’s mining community.
THE significance of AlintaGas’ latest announcement on the company’s intended move into electricity retailing will not be lost on either the State Government or Western Power.
THE WA Law Society’s Quality Practice Standard program is growing in popularity with more than one fifth of the profession receiving accreditation since its launch in 1996.
WOODSIDE Australian Energy’s sustainable energy subsidiary, Metasource, has undergone major changes since its launch just more than 12 months ago.Not only has there been a change in managing director, there’s also been a shift in focus.
Timing can be everything. Oroya Mining has made it work in its favour with some industry nous, but has also had to do some quick manoeuvring when its timing has spelt potential disaster.
BP Australasia regional president Greg Bourne has often been called on to defend his company, sometimes in good humoured exchanges with friends, other times in more serious forums.
PERTH Basin developments in the next few months are expected to add to the pool of companies looking at generating electricity in a reformed WA market.
Following the successful recapitalisation and relisting of Avon Resources earlier this year, Australian Heritage Group Limited is now eyeing off Asia Multi-Foods & Oils (Australia) Limited.
