Energy

Perth-based engineering and construction company Clough Ltd has been awarded a $200 million joint venture contract to build the LNG jetty berth for Woodside's Pluto LNG project in the Pilbara.

Small companies listed on the Australian stock exchange today continued to reveal details of their exposure to the collapse of stockbroker Opes Prime, including Perth-based Blackham Resources, Hodges Resources, Catalyst Metal and Conquest Mining.

The mining sector, the small business sector and the regions all claim from time to time to be the powerhouse of Western Australia’s economy, and they will all find evidence to back up their claims in a new research report prepared by the Chamber of Comme

Western Australia remains the driving force behind the nation’s economy and is predicted to sustain strong growth rates despite higher interest rates, a weak stockmarket and the United States’ economic downturn.

Tony Iannello has been appointed chairman of Aviva Corporation Ltd following the immediate retirement of Peter French.

There seems to be a competition developing amongst finance journalists, along with some economists and market analysts, to be the first to call a base to the current bear market phase on stock markets.

Two weeks on from his retirement, the state’s top industry policy adviser says the project approvals system and the development of the Pilbara are among the most pressing issues facing the Carpenter government.

Clough Limited has been awarded a $30 million contract for Iluka Resources Limited's Murray Basin Stage 2 Development, which is due for completion in early 2009.

A new skills program for WA's oil and gas industry was launched in Perth today by Resources Minister Francis Logan.

Explorer and aspiring potash producer Reward Minerals Ltd has reached what is being touted as a ground-breaking native title deal to potentially give the Central Western Desert's Martu people more than 10 per cent of the company.

The North West Shelf Venture has approved a $5 billion expansion of its gas production operations off WA's northern coast, adding to the extraordinary boom in oil and gas projects.

Incremental Petroleum Limited has announced that it has concluded the purchase all of a further 10 per cent equity in the Edirne licence in Western Turkey from one of its Turkish partners for US$1.5 million.

Aspiring power generation company Aviva Corporation Ltd has appointed former Western Power managing director Tony Iannello as its chairman.

The second incarnation of the infamous nickel mine that sparked the Poseidon bubble of the early 1970s is sure to have many closely watching the development of Poseidon mark 11, especially because of Andrew Forrest’s involvement.

Former state opposition leader, Matt Birney, has teamed up with one of Australia’s biggest corporate farming groups to establish a new business in the emerging industry of carbon offsets.

The owners of tiger, tiger remain unsure about their future.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of I

Could a big outback utility be created by the merger of Horizon Power with the regional operations of the giant Water Corporation?

GLOBAL mining giant BHP Billiton is not your average Olympic sponsor.

The state’s booming resource sector is proving to be a boon for Subiaco-based construction firm DORIC, which is currently locked in final negotiations for two more contracts, while the releases of its refurbished houses were quickly snapped up over the we

West Perth-based Giralia Resources NL will pocket at least $70 million from two transactions with energy investments companies.

Unlisted company The Jeminex Group, a provider of industrial equipment to the resources sector, has purchased five new businesses raising its total number of acquisitions to seventeen.

Woodside's Neptune oil and gas project has been temporarily stalled by the identification of a structural glitch which is estimated to impact the company by 0.15 million barrels of oil equivalent per month until the issue is resolved.

Iluka Resources Ltd's near $1 billion capital restructure despite tough capital markets hails a much needed positive for a company that has endured two tough years in the wilderness.

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has only recently started mining at its Hope Downs iron ore prospect in the Pilbara, but is already advanced in the planning of its next two mines.

It may be some time before a green-star building rating is mandatory for developers, but a number of businesses are getting ahead of the game and refurbishing their offices using

Recently released images of Multiplex’s planned City Square tower, future home of BHP Billiton, have prompted debate on the future direction of building design in Perth.

Eneabba Gas Ltd has terminated its agreement with Westralian Gas and Power Ltd to buy a 70 per cent stake in Mid West petroleum tenements.

Perth company Pol Valley Energy Ltd and Italian energy company Edison have negotiated a joint venture agreement to settle a dispute over development of gas fields in northern Italy.

The state government has agreed to widen the powers of the Corruption and Crime Commission following a planned review, despite strong criticism of the corruption watchdog by its Parliamentary Inspector Malcolm McCusker QC.

Perth-based Oceanic Asset Management Pty Ltd has withdrawn the prospectus for its planned uranium fund, which was aiming to raise up to $50 million, and plans to launch an 'energy' fund instead.

Blue Energy Limited has announced the confirmation of the appointment of Bill Williams as CEO and the execution of the first of a number of coal seam gas exploration drilling contracts.