Energy

GE Oil & Gas has won a $620 million services deal at QGC’s liquefied natural gas processing plant near Gladstone in Queensland, with maintenance activities to take place at the global giant’s J

One of the state’s busiest directors, Ian Middlemas, is seeking to take a big stake in Aviva Corporation and become its chair in a proposal that appears to have been rejected by the listed company’

Leighton subsidiary Thiess has won a new contract, worth $212 million, for work on Chevron's $52 billion Gorgon project in Western Australia.

Mermaid Marine managing director Jeff Weber has picked up $4.5 million worth of the company's shares through the exercise of incentive options.

Woodside Petroleum has played down suggestions that its gas project in Israel is under threat as it faces regulatory hurdles.

Construction and engineering contractor Decmil Group has extended its reach into the oil and gas sector with the announcement of a $25 million contract win with Royal Dutch Shell.

ConocoPhillips’ Australian head has warned domestic gas reservation policies and anti-industry activism could threaten the development of a viable market in Western Australia.

Global oil and gas heavyweight BP is keeping tight-lipped about whether it wants the controversial Browse gas project built onshore, or offshore using floating technology.

New laws proposed in the wake of the Montara oil spill, dubbed Australia's worst oil disaster, have cleared parliament.

The value of a contract held by Leighton Holdings for work on the Gorgon natural gas project has more than doubled to nearly $1.8 billion.

THE state government has reaffirmed its opposition to raising the landfill levy while announcing that its ambitious recycling targets are becoming increasingly achievable.

The administrators of Griffin Energy Group have welcomed key state government regulatory moves designed to clear the way for the sale of Bluewaters power station to Japanese companies Sumitomo Corp

A survey that shows businesses have estimated a 14.5 per cent jump in energy costs due to the carbon tax underlines why the impost must be scrapped, Tony Abbott says.

Perth-based AnaeCo has secured its second international agreement in as many weeks for deployment of its patented waste-management technology.

Nexus Energy has exercised a put option to sell 2 per cent of its 17 per cent stake in the Crux gas field off the northwest coast to Royal Dutch Shell for $75 million.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering is looking to capitalise on unprecedented demand for its services from the liquefied natural gas sector by launching a joint venture with international electri

Retiring PwC partner Frank Cooper has been appointed to the board of Woodside Petroleum as a non-executive director.

Mermaid Marine has announced a $20 million contract win with Inpex at the Ichthys liquefied natural gas project off the Western Australian coast.

BHP Billiton has extricated itself from the contentious Browse gas project, agreeing to sell its interest to PetroChina in the third major ownership change the project has seen this year.

Woodside managing director Peter Coleman has called for a broader debate on productivity issues, saying there has been too much focus on blue collar wage rates and not enough on costs the gas indus

A lack of uncommitted available reserves coupled with the demand for Australia's liquefied natural gas could create challenges for domestic gas supplies by 2016.

Transfield Services has won several new contracts worth $140 million, including work on two major energy projects.

Woodside Petroleum has reached another joint venture agreement to expand its exploration interests in Myanmar (Burma).

Another mistake in acquiring land for Woodside's controversial Browse gas hub has made targeted timeframes "tight", Lands Minister Brendon Grylls concedes.

Woodside Petroleum has struck a $US696 million ($A670 million) agreement confirming its role in a major gas prospect off the coast of Israel.

Two top businessmen have been honoured by Australia for their contributions to the nation's resources and car industries.

Premier Colin Barnett has upped the ante on the controversial Browse gas project, indicating that joint venture leader Woodside Petroleum might not receive state government approval for a floating

Australia should focus on turning Perth into a global energy technology hub, the head of oil and gas producer Woodside says.

Petroleum giant Shell has rejected Premier Colin Barnett’s criticism of floating LNG projects, saying the revolutionary technology is the likely saviour of the industry in Australia as rising costs

Western Australia is currently at the forefront of global oil and gas activity, and international demand should ensure it will stay there for some time, one of Shell Australia’s top executives says

Engineering group Monadelphous says it has secured an $80 million contract to provide maintenance services to Queensland Curtis LNG at its new gas plant.

Neptune Marine has won a $6 million contract to provide works for MODEC’s Venture 11 floating oil and gas processing facility in the Carnarvon Basin.