Energy

BHP has welcomed MV Mount Tourmaline to its fleet, the world’s first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carrier which will start transporting iron ore between Western Australia and Asia this year.

UGL has been selected to build the Kurri Kurri gas power plant in NSW, under a $185 million contract.

Contractor Decmil has completed its works on the Sunraysia solar farm in NSW, which were at the centre of a legal dispute with part-owner Maoneng Australia.

Pilbara Solar's $25 million solar farm proposal in the state’s north-west is tipped to get the green light after receiving the backing of the Town of Port Hedland.

Indigenous contractor Cundaline has secured work on a major solar and battery project in the Northern Goldfields to power BHP’s nickel mining operations.

The federal government has awarded Strike Energy’s 1.4 million tonnes per annum urea development major project status, sending shares up 11 per cent.

Engineering and design work on a multi-hundred-million-dollar future fuels plant planned by BP in Kwinana could start within months.

Australia's peak oil and gas lobby group has called for tax incentives in the next federal budget, while conservation groups demand fossil fuel subsidies be slashed.

Perth has posted its highest inflation rate in 20 years, at 5.7 per cent in 2021, as national prices lifted 3.5 per cent.

Vikas Rambal’s Perdaman Group is planning to enter the state’s retail electricity market, with a focus on greener energy.

Hazer Group shares fell 9 per cent today after a manufacturing defect in its reactor vessel further set back its demonstration project.

Perth Energy has more than doubled its business customer base, while Amanda Energy and CleanTech also grew their presence in the retail power market.

A court has overturned a June 2020 ruling requiring Synergy to pay the owners of the Newgen Kwinana power station a fee for periods when the plant was in reserve.

The Australian Hydrogen Conference will come to Perth in November 2022, with hydrogen minister Alannah MacTiernan flagging the state’s significant potential in the budding industry.

Woodside has long-term hopes to install up to 500 megawatts of solar generation and 2 gigawatt hours of batteries near Karratha, environmental documents show.

Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals is set to proceed with its $1.2 billion Mardie project after overcoming opposition from Santos and Chevron, which were concerned about risks to WA’s gas supply.

With about 18 per cent of Australia’s emissions from transport, the lack of leadership on a shift to electric vehicles is noteworthy.

Rio Tinto has signed a deal to buy the Rincon lithium project in Argentina for $US825 million ($A1.2 billion) as majors eye a supply crunch later this decade.

Gina Rinehart sold off about $10.2 million worth of shares in lithium aspirant Vulcan Energy Resources as it fought to keep a damaging short selling report out of publication, an ASX notice has revealed.

Woodside has signed with Asian partners to develop a long-term supply chain of sustainable hydrogen from Western Australia to Singapore and potentially Japan.

The state government has awarded Province Resources’ green hydrogen project HyEnergy with lead agency status, lifting the group’s shares by more than 7 per cent.

GenusPlus Group has secured more work on Fortescue's $US250 million transmission project, having been selected to build a 98-kilometre powerline for the iron ore miner.

The federal and state governments have awarded Strike Energy with a $2 million grant and streamlined approvals for the company’s fertiliser project in the Mid West.

Former BHP group financial controller Graham Tiver has been chosen as Woodside’s new chief financial officer and executive vice president.

The state could have a shortage of gas production for the domestic market as soon as 2025, driven by reserve downgrades at the Reindeer and Macedon fields.

Momentum is building for a local hydrogen industry, but much work remains to bring it to reality.

Perth lithium aspirant Vulcan Energy has scored a binding offtake agreement with Volkswagen, marking its second deal with an automotive manufacturer.

Oklahoma has been put forward to host the latest of Woodside Petroleum's lofty hydrogen plans.

The regional planning body has unanimously approved a $400 million wind farm near Kojonup, after concerns about the impact of the turbines on local farmers.

Hydrogen industry developers in Queensland and Western Australia are set to benefit from a federal government-funded initiative.

A fresh approach to rooftop solar has helped Plico Energy light 380 households, and become the startup of the year.

A Western Australian pilot project testing the performance of rooftop solar has been awarded $8.6 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.