Energy

ONE of the many challenges facing the new state government will be development of a coherent industry policy.

CIVIL contractor Brierty Ltd has appointed former United Group Ltd executive manager Stuart Croft as its new chief executive to take over from company founder Alan Brierty.

MAJOR opportunities exist for local engineering, procurement, construction and management companies to take advantage of the billions of dollars worth of LNG and oil projects planned for construction in Australia.

Herald Resources Ltd executive director, Michael Wright, has stepped down after 22 years with the company.

The Federal Court has ordered Victoria-based Oil Basin Ltd to pay costs related to its proceedings launched against Perth-based companies ARC Energy Ltd and Buru Energy Ltd.

Norwegian fertiliser company Yara International ASA has lifted its stake in Burrup Holdings to 35 per cent after purchasing additional equity from the company's founder and chairman Pankaj Oswal.

Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd will seek legal advice after it received a requisition notice from new major shareholder Power United Ltd, which has proposed to oust several directors including executive chairman Tony Sage.

Woodside Petroleum Ltd said the introduction of the government's emissions trading scheme will more than double the operating costs of a liquefied natural gas project.

Perth-based integrated energy company Aviva Corporation Ltd has entered into a joint venture agreement with a New York-listed company effectively valuing its 400 megawatt Mid West power project development at almost $70 million.

Civil contractor Brierty Ltd has appointed former United Group Ltd executive manager Stuart Croft as its new chief executive.

A yet to be made decision by Inpex Ltd to build a $12 billion liquefied natural gas plant in the Kimberley may be under threat by the federal government.

Former chief executive officer of Alinta Infrastructure Holdings, John Cahill, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of mining services company Emeco Holdings Ltd.

Premier-elect Colin Barnett will seek an urgent meeting with Inpex Ltd to encourage the Japanese company and its joint venture partner to build a $12 billion liquefied natural gas plant in Western Australia.

Shares in uranium stocks with assets in Western Australia have surged this morning as the prospect of a ban on mining the commodity comes to an end following the Nationals support of a minority Liberal state government.

Perth-based property developer Peet Ltd said it remains "deeply concerned" over gas emissions from a disused landfill site neighbouring one of its estates in Victoria.

A scoping study into Perth-based Heron Resources Ltd's Yerilla operation, which includes the Jump-up Dam project, has estimated a capital cost of $1.2 billion with a payback period of six-and-a-half years.

Brisbane-headquartered contractor John Holland secured a $125 million contract for construction works at the $2 billion expansion of the Worsley Alumina refinery in Western Australia.

Western Australia's Nationals party has been handed more power in the outcome of the state election, with independent member for Kalgoorlie John Bowler announcing he will side with the party, potentially strengthening the Liberal claim to government.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA said the introduction of an emissions trading scheme could potentially present the biggest challenge to business and industry over the last 50 years, as it lodged its submission with the federal government today.

The Kimberley Land Council has released its shortlist of potential site suitable for the development of a liquified natural gas hub with the government's Northern Development Taskforce to release its shortlist after the election result is known.

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

FOR much of 2007, iron was the mineral of choice for speculators.Companies like Midwest, Atlas, and Sundance Resources all rose like phoenixes out of the ashes, with paper fortunes made and more recently lost, as share prices tumbled. During this time, ma

Increased downstream processing of Western Australia's mineral resources has for many years been the goal of successive governments.

The nickel industry in Western Australia, like the nickel price, has experienced highs and lows over the years.

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.

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