Energy

Positive results indicating that coal from Collie is suitable for gasification have prompted renewed efforts to push for major development in state's South West.

Aviva appoints Iannello to board ENERGY company Aviva Corporation Ltd has appointed Tony Iannello as non-executive director.

Perth-based IronClad Mining Ltd and three other mining companies have established a lobby group to expedite the development of a dry bulk common user port facility in South Australia's Spencer Gulf.

North West Shelf Australia Pty Ltd has confirmed the signing of a heads of agreement with Japan's Chubu Electric for the supply of around 500,000 tonnes of LNG per year, over the next seven years.

Perth-based asset management firm PearlStreet Ltd has reported a net profit after tax of $821,000 from ordinary activities for the half year ended December 2007, down 26.9 per cent on the 2006 corresponding period result.

Integrated energy company Aviva Corporation Ltd has appointed former Western Power chief Tony Iannello as a non-executive director.

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Goyder already hands-on at Coles It might have looked a bit small town, but when Wesfarmers Ltd boss Richard Goyder talked about how he'd sorted out the management of his local Mosman Park Coles store

The times they are a-changin'

The race is on to find ways to store carbon dioxide emissions, but some in the sector argue the legal framework has to be put in place to deal with this new issue and the business opportunities it creates

THE $21 million Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training, established to address the chronic shortage of skilled workers within the oil and gas industry, has welcomed its first intake of stud

While many outsiders perceive Papua New Guinea as politically and socially unstable, the country continues to attract interest from mining companies keen to develop major resource projects.

West Perth-based Carnegie Corporation has bought two new technologies, further strengthening its position as a diversified clean technology developer and operator.

Japanese company INPEX announced today that it may build its proposed LNG plant at Darwin rather than at its currently preferred option of the Maret Islands off the remote Kimberley coast.

Perth-based Eden Energy Ltd is planning to transfer its Australian geothermal assets to subsidiary company, Terratherma Ltd, ahead of a potential $20 million initial public offer.

Patersons Capital Partners - a joint venture between former Alinta Ltd executives and stockbroking firm, Patersons Securities - has partnered with West Perth-based optical products provider, C@ Ltd, to examine the potential establishment of carbon sequest

Western Australia's biggest electricity supplier, Western Power, is under pressure to lift its service standards following the release of a critical report by the Economic Regulation Authority today.

The Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia has today dimissed Uranium Equities' appeal in which it sought to assert a claim to some of Energy and Minerals Australia tenement holdings at Mulga Rock, located north of Kalgoorlie.

Wesfarmers Kleenheat Gas has been taken to task in the Federal Court of Brisbane for varying the pricing for bulk LNG supplied to some commercial customers.

West Perth-based clean energy technology company, Carnegie Corporation Ltd, has acquired new solar thermal and wind aerofoil technologies, invented by its chairman Alan Burns.

International tests have confirmed that Collie coal is one of the most suitable coals for gasification in Australia, a result which the state government believes is a major step forward in the development of clean coal technology in Western Australia.

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An independent expert advisory group to be chaired by Western Australia's chief scientist, Professor Lyn Beazley (pictured), has been formed to oversee the first round of funding from the $36.5 millio

South Perth-based energy player Aviva Corporation Ltd is seeking to further underline its environmentally friendly credentials by funding a national research project looking at underground CO2 storage.

As office rents in Perth continue to climb, property owners are more likely to retain their assets to capitalise on growth, although the full effects of recent stock market volatility and rising interest rates are yet to be realised, according to property

With Perth's office vacancy rates at record lows, two major Perth lessees have finally pinned down space in new high rise developments in the CBD.

When you enter the Booragoon reception of Alcoa Australia, a poster advertising a concert for indie pop musician Ben Lee might catch your eye on the approach to the reception desk.

The health, or lack thereof, of global credit markets is highly relevant to business in WA.

Recent power-related cobalt supply constraints in central and southern Africa have combined with low inventory levels and a strong market for the metal to double the cobalt price, pushing it to $US50 a pound.

Portable housing manufacturers, Fleetwood Corporation Ltd and Nomad Building Solutions Ltd, have posted strong growth in profits for the half year to December 31, boosted by demand from the resources sector.

It was a high-profile start for Alcoa Inc's new Australian chief, Alan Cransberg (pictured), stepping up to front a media conference alongside Chinalco president, Xiao Yaqing, after the two companies bought big stakes in takeover target Rio Tinto Ltd.

Canberra hoteliers and restaurateurs are undoubtedly looking forward to Kevin Rudd's Australia 2020 Summit in late April, but State Scene certainly isn't