Former premier Richard Court has renewed his calls for the federal government to share half the revenue from offshore oil and gas projects with the states, while also expressing confidence about the future of the mining sector.
Chevron has marked a significant milestone at its 80 per cent completed Gorgon liquefied natural gas project, receiving the final module required for its gas processing train on Barrow Island.
New Energy Corporation’s plans to build two Western Australian waste-to-energy facilities have received a boost after the company secured up to $50 million in senior debt from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns the proposed sale by Wesfarmers of its east-coast LPG business to competitor Elgas could leave customers vulnerable to price increases.
Western Australians will have to wait until Christmas to find out how much the government saved by merging power generator and retailer Verve and Synergy.
The resources sector will struggle to find enough skilled workers to drive production on the LNG plants expected to come on-stream in the next few years.
The enormous gas supply deal Russia recently struck with China reduces Australia’s advantage as a major liquefied natural gas exporter, according to Australian advisory firm EnergyQuest.
ATCO Australia managing director Steven Landry will return to Canada at the end of the month after a three-year stint in charge of the Perth-based division of the energy infrastructure business.
The Environmental Protection Authority has commenced a new assessment of the proposed LNG gas hub near Broome, as speculation over development of the offshore Browse Basin gas fields increases.
The Barnett government has moved to defer future payments to providers of reserve electricity in a key first move of its review of the state’s electricity market.
The federal government has announced it will spend an extra $1 billion on its Emissions Reduction Fund to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but has failed to reveal what penalties will apply to companies that don’t comply.
Two Western Australian companies pushing waste to energy projects worth more than $710 million are planning to start construction within the next year.
More than 10,000 heavy vehicles could be running on liquefied natural gas in Australia by 2020, according to global management consultancy firm Accenture, which is working to facilitate the uptake, especially at Western Australian mines.
New Energy Corporation has shifted its waste to energy projects into gear by contracting the Australian arm of US-based engineering company Kiewit to handle design and construction for two plants worth about $330 million.
The state government has secured private funding to build own and operate a 150 megawatt power station in South Hedland which will incorporate infrastructure from a smaller power station that collapsed engineering company Forge Group was building.
Gas industry leaders lined up today to call for more supportive government policies on workplace relations, taxation and skilled migration, saying these changes were crucial if the sector was to maximise growth opportunities.
Premier Colin Barnett has launched a blunt attack on the gas industry, saying it doesn’t understand Australia, had left his government swinging “high and dry” and needed to do more for the domestic market.
Global engineering and construction group Kentz has been awarded a $US570 million contract for electrical and instrumentation works at the Inpex-operated Ichthys liquefied natural gas project.
Dozens of workers face having their cars and houses confiscated for failing to pay thousands of dollars in fines for a 2008 strike at Woodside Petroleum's Pluto project that was ruled unlawful.
Alinta Energy has awarded engineering group UGL a $136 million contract to design and construct a high voltage power system which will supply electricity to the massive Roy Hill iron ore mine.
Australian liquefied natural gas projects can continue to be competitive against new developments planned for the United States, Canada and east Africa, industry consultant RISC has found.
Woodside Petroleum says it has failed to reach definitive agreements with its partners in the Leviathan gas project off the coast of Israel by the joint venture's proposed deadline.
Alinta Energy has entered into negotiations to supply more Pilbara businesses with electricity following the termination of a long-standing state agreement, which restricted its ability to provide power.
Export earnings from resources and energy commodities are expected to increase by eight per cent a year, driven by growth in volumes and despite softness in prices, a federal government forecaster predicts.
Carnegie Wave Energy has unveiled plans to raise up to $6 million through a share purchase plan, with the proceeds earmarked for the further development of its wave power technology.
Monadelphous Group has been awarded three contracts with a combined value of about $250 million on the massive Australia Pacific LNG project in Queensland.
