Energy

The consumer watchdog is probing Woodside Petroleum's $US2.75 billion purchase of oil and gas assets from US energy company Apache, over concerns the deal could affect the supply of wholesale gas in the Western Australian market and lead to higher gas prices.

Investment in wind energy has ground to a halt because of uncertainty over the renewable energy target, experts say.

Woodside Petroleum is looking to take advantage of India's growing demand for liquid natural gas after agreeing to partner with conglomerate Adani Group.

Leading state electricity provider Synergy has launched a new sales campaign offering small to medium size businesses as much as 25 per cent off their gas bills.

Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group has won a $65 million extension to its wellsite installation services contract at QGC's Queensland Curtis LNG project in Gladstone.

Energy giant Santos has secured $1 billion in new debt ahead of a potential balance sheet shake up in the new year.

Local engineering and construction business Valmec will purchase the Australian subsidiary of US oil and gas services giant Exterran, funding the purchase through cash reserves and additional debt.

Woodside Petroleum has substantially reshaped its project portfolio after buying a minority interest in Chevron's half-built Wheatstone LNG plant, postponing its planned Browse LNG project and acquiring a stake in a Canadian LNG development.

The state's private electricity providers have warned that an unfavourable result in the Energy Market Review could cause problems for independent operators, ultimately stifling competition and putting pressure on power prices.

Woodside Petroleum will spend $US2.75 billion ($A2.98 billion) to buy LNG and oil projects in Australia and Canada.

A subsidiary of Perth company Liquefied Natural Gas has filed for a permit to export gas from the US to a planned LNG plant in Canada.

Mackerel Island Tourist Resort, off the coast of Onslow, has begun powering itself from one of Australia's largest off-grid solar power station.

The peak national body for engineers has revealed a strong desire among its members in Western Australia to be engaged in the industry's nascent floating liquefied natural gas developments.

Shell Australia has become the third major petroleum producer to partner with Western Australia's leading energy research group, in a move that is expected to provide a host of opportunities for local input and collaboration on the $12 billion Prelude floating liquefied natural gas project.

Santos shares have hit a near eight-year low as the energy company shelved a debt raising and announced plans to slash spending due to weak oil prices.

One of Western Australia's largest solar power providers is set to take a Pilbara-based corporation off-grid after striking a deal that provides electricity and battery storage at a commercially competitive rate to Horizon Power.

Engineering and infrastructure firm RCR Tomlinson has established a new subsidiary to build a power station in the Galilee basin in Queensland, with Indian company Adani Mining lined up as a foundation customer.

Pacific Energy managing director Adam Boyd has announced plans to leave the role at the end of March next year, after more than eight years at the company.

The federal government is happy to look at any future proposal for a nuclear power plant, but won't be offering taxpayer support.

Western Australia's clean energy sector is undergoing a shakeup after the state's premier lobbying organisation announced it was closing and would be replaced by a WA chapter of the Clean Energy Council.

Fremantle-based Carnegie Wave Energy has celebrated the installation of its first CETO 5 wave technology unit off Garden Island, marking the start of its $30 million wave energy project.

Chevron Australia's former general manager greater Gorgon area, Colin Beckett, has been appointed to the board of Australia's largest onshore oil producer, South Australian company Beach Energy.

Mandurah has been revealed as the top solar postcode in Western Australia, according to a new report which also found WA lags behind every other state in Australia in terms of total renewable energy capacity.

The coalition government has accused Labor of betraying the renewable energy sector by abandoning negotiations on a new target.

As global calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions get louder, WA is quietly progressing its own carbon capture and storage project

Neon Energy may be leaving its Perth headquarters after entering into a merger implementation agreement with MEO Australia, which would create a combined entity based in Melbourne.

Australia is expected to become the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas within four years, according to an HSBC report.

The consumer watchdog is "painstakingly" sifting through data to ensure households are paying less for their electricity after the repeal of the carbon tax.

Energy Minister Mike Nahan has hailed the removal of the carbon price as the reason behind Western Australians receiving an 8 per cent drop in electricity prices.

Synergy chairman Lyndon Rowe is confident Synergy's new board, which was boosted today with the addition of three members, will operate harmoniously.

Viento Group has been awarded a $7.9 million contract by BHP Billiton Iron Ore for refurbishment at its OHP Substation in Yandi.

Santos has called on the state government to provide more certainty on its domestic gas reservation and offsets policies, to encourage new investment in ‘domgas' supplies.