Energy

WHOEVER forms government after last weekend's amazing state election, the challenges will remain the same; and one of the first the new administration will need to tackle is the perception that has been Alan Carpenter's undoing - that not enough has been

BHP Billiton executive Megan Clark will become the new chief executive of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation when Geoff Gartlett finishes his term in December.

THE Nationals WA's surprise result in last weekend's election is likely to provide a boost for business in regional Western Australia, with the next state government forced to deliver improved infrastructure and services outside the Perth metropolitan are

Marine building contractor McDermott Industries Australia has been cleared of allegations relating to unlawfully underpaying foreign workers on a gas pipeline project 130 kilometres off the coast of Karratha.

If Western Australia plays its cards right, the state will benefit from a succession of giant oil and gas projects over the next decade that will deliver big economic dividends for 30 or more years.

Continued strong growth in iron ore and gas projects in the Pilbara has underpinned WA's economic growth.

Antaria Ltd Thibaut Mortier has resigned as director. APA Financial Services Ltd Mark Perry has resigned from the board of directors.

Could the emergence of Brendon Grylls as a power broker in Western Australian politics create a shockwave that reverberates across the country and around the globe? It is possible that a few thousand regional and rural voters could have a major impact on

West Perth-based Bathurst Resources Ltd will move to acquire the remaining interest in a United States coal miner following shareholder approval.

A major boost in the amount and value of iron ore exports has helped lift the nation's export earnings from mineral resources to a record $116 billion in the 2008 financial year, a commodity forecaster has reported.

Panoramic Resources Ltd has struck a deal with BHP Billiton Nickel West to supply more nickel ore for processing from its Lanfranchi project in Western Australia in the 2009 financial year.

Paladio Group Ltd's order book has been given a significant boost today after its subsidiary, Decmil Australia Pty Ltd, won an $80 million contract by Woodside Burrup Pty Ltd for the Pluto liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia.

Perth-based engineering company Emerson Stewart Ltd has boosted its order book value to $46 million after it secured three new contracts with Apache Energy Ltd, Peet Ltd and Straits Asia Resources Ltd.

The battle between Alan Carpenter and Colin Barnett may be dominating the media during this election campaign, but it could be the minor parties that end up holding the aces in the new government.

IT'S the one issue that comes up time and again, in boardrooms and business forums across Western Australia.

I think we should all be very concerned about whether we are producing a future workforce with the necessary skills to compete successfully in an increasingly competitive world.

Uranium mining, nuclear waste dumps and genetically modified foods barely rated as significant political issues when the state election was called last month, yet they have become major issues as the campaign has unfolded.

Companies that don't have a culture of compliance and policies to deal with bribery in foreign jurisdictions could be vulnerable to prosecution under new amendments to the criminal code.

The state's major political parties go to the polls this Saturday with very different election promises for Western Australia's businesses and industry.

When Western Australian voters go to the polling booths on Saturday they have a choice between policy continuity under the Labor Party or the prospect of change under a Liberal government.

Gindalbie Metals has adopted an innovative approach for developing its $1.8 billion Karara iron ore project, with four engineering companies being given roles.

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Apache Energy Ltd has confirmed production at its Varanus Island gas facility has reached about 70 per cent while its parent company expects to seal a deal to sell gas from the Reindeer project at higher prices than existing agreements.

Senior BHP Billiton executive Megan Clark has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

Two more rate cuts tipped by year's end; Libs say WA lost gas deal; Short shrift from Fortescue; Labor reveals polling 'shock' as major parties vie to be underdog; Chinese move on uranium

The battle between Oil Basins Ltd and Buru Energy Ltd, a spin-off from the merger of ARC Energy and Australian Worldwide Exploration, has heightened following a force majeure declaration over the Blina Back Reef Play joint venture.

A mining lobby group has outlined its election wishlist for the next state government in a bid to restore Western Australia's mining policy reputation.

BHP bid seen as a brake on Rio's expansion plans; Wong rebuffs business on emissions; Qantas handed warning on safety; Sage, Evraz at loggerheads; St George undervalued: investors

The Water Corporation today began evaluating the tenders of two consortia bidding to win the job of designing, building and operating Western Australia's second desalination plant in Binningup.

The North West Shelf Venture's fifth LNG processing train has been completed bringing total investments in the venture's assets to more than $25 billion.

Western Australia's state opposition is threatening to penalise BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto if they merge, saying that a Liberal government would wipe out vital royalty concessions now enjoyed by the mining giants, The Australian reported today.

Credit crunch strips $12bn out of profits; Liberals oppose BHP merger; Big supermarkets face ban on buying rivals; Fairfax journos return as bosses drop threats, offer pay rise; RBA cut to boost economy