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Woodside Petroleum expects to cut costs and its environmental footprint after contracting ABB Group to replace one of the gas turbine generators at its Goodwyn A platform in the North-West Shelf with a battery storage micro-grid.

The Takeovers Panel has rejected an application by Tap Oil claiming its two biggest shareholders had become associated, with the panel refusing to make a declaration of unacceptable circumstances.

Iluka Resources has approved its $275 million Cataby mineral sands project, which is set to provide 250 construction jobs, after securing offtake agreements for 85 per cent of production from the deposit.

Energy company Santos and French multinational Total have agreed to fund a 3D seismic survey, thought to be worth around $45 million, over Melbana Energy's Beehive prospect off the north coast of Western Australia.

Finders Resources has received the backing of some high-profile Perth investors in its opposition to a hostile takeover offer, with Euroz’s Tim Lyons, billionaire Ralph Sarich and Brettney Fogarty among a list of shareholders to have indicated they will not accept the 23-cents-a-share bid.

Three engineering alliances have been shortlisted for a $47 million 'smart freeways' project that will use technology to convert the emergency lane on part of Kwinana Freeway into a full-time traffic lane.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended conditional approval for Tellus Holdings to develop a clay mine and waste storage facility at its proposed Sandy Ridge project in the Goldfields.

The directors of Osborne Park-based Tox Free Solutions have decided to cash-in on 17 years of successful national growth by accepting a friendly $671 million takeover offer from waste management competitor Cleanaway.

A Chinese state-owned energy company has stepped up its efforts to gain control of the Waitsia gas field north of Perth, launching a hostile bid today for oil and gas group AWE after withdrawing its proposal for a friendly takeover earlier this week.

The western rock lobster industry contributes $282 million and around 900 jobs directly to the Western Australian economy with an overall impact of more than $500 million, a new report has found.

Finders Resources’ second-largest largest shareholder, Taurus Funds Management, has rejected a 23-cents-a-share bid for the copper miner by Indonesian group Eastern Field Developments.

Byrnecut executive chairman Steve Coughlan has slammed the state government’s decision to crack down on payroll tax exemptions, saying his company will no longer receive the exemption for courses being undertaken by 1,200 employees.

Shares in junior lithium explorers MetalsTech and Force Commodities have spiked after the companies announced funding and joint venture agreements, while European Lithium will tap investors to progress its lithium project in Austria.

Technology companies Syntonic and Family Zone are planning to grow their respective international customer bases after announcing separate $5 million share placements today.

Finders Resources has urged its shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Indonesian group Eastern Field Developments after independent expert Deloitte valued the copper miner well above the 23 cents offer price, despite Finders’ share price continuing to hover near that mark.

Former high-flying Western Australian businessman Mark Povey and his wife, Catherine Paino-Povey, have been fined more than $500,000 for short-changing three overseas workers thousands of dollars in wages through the couple’s contract cleaning company.

Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has won her court appeal against 26 adverse State Administrative Tribunal findings that she breached her gift disclosure obligations and remains hopeful of returning to the post once the matter is resolved.

Perth home prices have risen for the third straight month for the first time since 2014, according to the the latest CoreLogic home value index report.

Junior miners Draig Resources and Capricorn Metals will tap investors in separate capital raisings as both companies advance their respective Western Australian gold projects.

Treasurer Ben Wyatt says the state government will drop its proposal for a gold royalty hike after a revised plan was blocked in the Legislative Council last night.

RAC has announced that it will partner with French autonomous vehicle manufacturer Navya and the state government to trial driverless vehicles on Perth streets next year.

Medicinal cannabis company Creso Pharma will raise $17.5 million through a strongly supported share placement, while also announcing a partnership with Swiss chocolate firm Aeschbach Chocolatier to develop marijuana flavoured chocolates.

Carnegie Clean Energy has signed a binding term sheet with government agency Indigenous Business Australia and the Perth Noongar Foundation for a 50 per cent stake in the renewable energy company’s $17 million Northam solar farm.

TransAlta officially opened its new 150-megawatt combined cycle natural gas power station in South Hedland today, with Horizon Power as its sole foundation customer after Fortescue Metals Group backed out of an offtake agreement.

MMA Offshore has postponed its annual meeting after a complaint from major shareholder Halom Investments to the Takeovers Panel regarding a $97 million capital raising.

Tap Oil has submitted an application to the Takeovers Panel requesting the disclosure of details surrounding major shareholders Risco Energy Investments and Chatchai Yenbamroong, and for the pair to be restrained from voting at the company’s annual meeting.

Environment Minister Stephen Dawson has endorsed the environmental watchdog’s rejection of Mineral Resources’ Jackson 5 and Bungalbin East iron ore project, however, the government is yet to make a final decision on the proposal.

The state government has approved design alterations to the Swan River pedestrian bridge in an attempt to cut $4 million in construction costs, while also announcing further delays to the bridge’s opening date.

Western Australia was the only state in the country to record an increase in late business payment times for the September quarter, new data has revealed.

Western Australia's premier food and wine event, Margaret River Gourmet Escape, will be held in its current form for just one more year, with the state government planning a reconfigured event that includes the Swan Valley in 2019.

Automotive Holdings Group has sold its underperforming refrigerated logistics business to Chinese conglomerate HNA Group for an enterprise value of $400 million.

Sydney-based gas company AWE has produced more positive test results at its Waitsia gas field, with the highest flow rate to date recorded during recent flow testing.