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.
The issue of electricity prices not surprisingly has emerged as a hot topic of discussion following the government's recent announcement of a statewide review of the electricity market.
Alinta Energy has given a lukewarm response to reforms that could provide the state's residential customers with a choice of electricity retailers for the first time.
Liquefied Natural Gas has completed a $4.2 million equity raising which will allow it to fulfill the requirements of a recently signed gas transportation contract.
A partnership between oil and gas heavyweights Woodside Petroleum and Chevron, and the University of Western Australia is changing the design of offshore pipelines and cutting construction costs for the expensive infrastructure.
Junior explorer Cott Oil and Gas has outlined plans to join the ranks of floating LNG producers, engaging Shanghai-based Wison Offshore and Marine to deliver a concept study for a floating vessel to support development of gas fields in Papua New Guinea.
Woodside Petroleum has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Korea Gas Corporation for up to 2.2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas over three years.
A joint venture between engineering firms UGL and Kentz has been awarded a $US640 million contract for construction work at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas project.
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Western Australia's peak business body for sustainable energy has welcomed the federal government's review of the Renewable Energy Target, welcoming the challenge to reveal the benefits of the RET
