Energy

Chevron Australia says the government's proposed emissions trading scheme could increase operating costs by up to $200 million to its massive Gorgon and Wheatstone projects.

Shares in Westralian Gas and Power have slumped nearly 30 per cent as the company reports cash reserves of $7000 at the end of the September quarter.

The North West Shelf Venture has today celebrated the completion of its $2.6 billion, phase five liquefied natural gas expansion project at a special ceremony in Karratha.

A Malaga-based power tool and equipment manufacturer has been announced as the winner of the 2008 WA Inventor of the Year Award.

Unionised train drivers working for Rio Tinto's Pilbara operations are planning another round of strike action next week.

Western Australia's timber industry has voted to seek compensation of some $20 million from Apache Energy for losses incurred as a result of the gas explosion at Varanus Island.

West Perth-based Altera Resources Ltd has walked away from a proposed $13 million acquisition of an underground coal gasification company.

North Perth-based metals explorer Aura Energy Ltd has entered into a deal, potentially valued at $460 million, with Chinese company Sino King Investment Ltd.

A subsidiary of VDM Group Ltd has secured a near $6 million contract from Cemex for works in the Pilbara.

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The federal government will contribute $1.4 million towards a small wind farm in Denmark that will generate some 5800 megawatt hours of electricity each year.

Western Australia miners have been hit hard in trade today with the metals and mining index plummeting over 12 per cent on fears that the meltdown will spark a global slump and reduce demand for commodities.

Mining services company Imdex Ltd is set to acquire Western Australian manufacturer Australian Drilling Specialities for $12 million in cash and scrip.

A GROUP of companies active in Western Australia's fast-growing subsea oil and gas sector have established an industry representative body.

KEY industry bodies are gearing up their preparations for proposed compensation claims following the release of the official report into the Varanus gas explosion, handed down last week by Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore.

WITH energy issues firmly fixed on the public agenda after the events in recent months, the time is right for the development of a state energy policy which, at its heart, has a vision for Western Australia's development to 2050 and beyond.

THE global financial crisis has had a big impact on two energy projects off Western Australia's northern coast, with Coogee Resources and Nexus Energy both putting out 'for sale' signs this month.

THE business of putting more trees in the ground and keeping them there may soon become one of the more viable options for the forestry sector, with two announcements this week a sign of the times.

WHAT started as a marketing plan to name a range of wines has become a 10-year passion for the history of French exploration in Western Australia for businessman, Peter Woods.

WESTERN Australians spend an estimated $300 million on sporting events each year, which has given rise to a dynamic and growing industry.

OSBORNE Park-based distributor of electronic workstations and servers, EDsys Computers, has taken an energy efficient approach to business since it was founded in 1992.

WESTERN Australia's seemingly unstoppable supremacy on top of the stock exchange leader board has taken a battering over the past year, with a significant percentage of the state's mining and resources groups finding themselves in the crosshairs of worrie

Premier Colin Barnett has named North Head, north of Broome, as his preferred site for a gas processing precinct to serve the Browse Basin gas fields, located off the Kimberley coast.

Perth-headquartered Clough Ltd has been awarded a services contract by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd to support oil production facilities at the Barrow and Thevenard Islands located off the coast of Onslow.

The cost for Moly Mines Ltd's Spinifex project in the Pilbara has risen from $1.1 billion to $1.26 billion following the inclusion of costs for a power station after a deal with an infrastructure company fell through.

Perth-based Specialised Broking Associates Pty Ltd will be re-branded after worldwide broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co agreed to take a stake in the company.

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Osborne Park-based A1 Minerals Ltd has discovered coal at its Narnoo project in the north eastern Goldfields, which is already prospective for other minerals including gold, nickel and uranium.

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The stock market carnage over the past year has seen the value of Western Australia's blue chip stocks cut by half from their peak value while other stocks have been smashed to as little as 10 per cent of their top price.

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy said new investments in the wholesale electricity generation market will be put at risk if Premier Colin Barnett pursues a re-amalgamation of Synergy and Verve Energy.

The rupture of a 12-inch gas sales pipeline has been found to be the immediate physical cause of the explosion at the Varanus Island gas facility operated by Apache Energy Ltd, which may have committed offences, a new report says.