Perth-based Carnegie Corporation had been issued a five-year exclusive licence to identify suitable areas for a wave energy facility off Albany's coastline.
Perth-based Coal of Africa Ltd has boosted its bank balance to more than $280 million following approval for an African investor group to increase its stake to 17.3 per cent.
The state president of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Fiona Harris and former senior manager of Western Mining Corporation Mike Donaldson have been appointed to Territory Resources Ltd's board.
Engineering company Neptune Marine Services Ltd has been awarded a $2.5 million contract from Dutch marine contractor Van Oord to provide services for the Blacktip gas field development in the Timor Sea.
West Perth-based ARC Energy has hit back at claims that it breached a confidentiality agreement after it received a writ from Oil Basins Ltd late last week.
Apache Energy Ltd delivered good news on the gas criris today when it said partial production from its Varanus Island gas plant will resume ahead of schedule but the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA said the state is not "out of the woods".
While much of the state's focus has been on the Varanus Island gas crisis, operator Apache Energy is forging ahead with its Devil Creek gas development project, which is open for environmental submissions from the public.
Property developers in Western Australia are likely to face higher costs for water connections to projects in regional areas if changes to developer contributions, put to the state government by the Economic Regulation Authority, are adopted.
Although they are at the heart of Western Australia's resources boom, regional communities are only just starting to receive the downstream benefits from the state's strong economy.
Perth-based green energy firm Eden Energy Ltd has established a new US subsidiary to lead the production and promotion of its 20/80 hydrogen/natural gas fuel blend.
This week's landmark decision on the preferred developer for the Oakajee port project has reminded Western Australians that Japan still plays a very big role in the state's economy.
BHP Billiton Ltd is expected to restart rail and port activities at its Nelson Point operation shortly after a 52 year old employee was killed on site yesterday.
Developers of the Gorgon gas project are looking to invest more than $1 billion on carbon capture and storage designed to reduce the project's emissions by up to 40 per cent.
BHP Billiton Ltd has appeared in the High Court today over rail access issues in the Pilbara while rail and port activities at its Nelson Point operation were suspended after a man was killed this morning.
While much of the state focus has been on the Varanus Island gas crisis, operator Apache Energy is forging ahead with its Devil Creek gas development project which is open for environmental submissions from the public.
Western Australia's economic value will be reduced by $1.8 billion over the next five years as the Department of Treasury and Finance provide estimates of the economic disruption brought about by the gas crisis.
Western Australian business has not warmed to the federal government's proposed emissions trading scheme, with warnings that the policy could drive billions of dollars of investment offshore.
The early call of the Northern Territory election this week has highlighted the enviable position of Western Australia's economy, as investment in the state increases by 18 per cent.
The proposal for an emissions trading scheme has already provoked some sharp responses from business, especially Woodside Petroleum Ltd, which operates the country's single biggest CO2 emission site.
More than a month after the Varanus Island gas explosion forced businesses across WA to curtail their activity, the state's building industry is continuing its operations relatively unscathed.
After each federal election, State Scene scans the new ministerial line-up to see if any political maddies were appointed to head the foreign affairs and defence ministries.
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd has alerted shareholders of an unsolicited offer to acquire shares from Hassle Free Share Sales Pty Ltd, a fortnight after the same company approached Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
Wesfarmers Ltd has had a mixed June quarter over its coal output with production increasing in two of its operations while its Premier mine recorded a 37 per cent decline from the previous quarter.
The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed engineering company Clough Ltd's appeal against an earlier decision to lift an interim injunction over the disputed G1 project in India with client ONGC.
Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd has recorded a 14 per cent drop in total copper output over the June quarter as it remains tight lipped over the impact the state's gas crisis has had on its operations.
