Woodside Petroleum and its joint venture partners in the Browse Basin project have accepted renewal offers for the project's retention leases offered by the state and federal governments.
The state government has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling's overturning legal action by Apache Northwest to block the release of a restricted report into the Varanus gas pipeline explosion more than 18 months ago.
Chevron has again claimed the country's largest ever resource deal with a gas sales deal over the Wheatstone project with Tokyo Electric Power Company, estimated at $90 billion.
Perth-based Advanced Well Technologies and Brisbane-based MBA Petroleum Consultants have merged to create a company that services the energy and gas sectors.
Four WA companies involved in environmental management, nickel mining and genetically modified crops have received nearly $1.3 million under the latest round of federal government Climate Ready grants.
Engineering and construction contractor United Group has won a $190 million contract with state electricity generator Verve Energy for the ugrade of its Kwinana power station.
Synergy's recent decision to award energy supply contracts to Verve Energy has only strengthened Eneabba Gas' position to provide power in the Mid West region, the company claims.
The Woodside-operated North West Shelf venture has contributed $70 billion to Australia's gross domestic product in the past 20 years, a new report by economic consultants ACIL Tasman has found.
INDUSTRY has given a tentative thumbs-up to Energy Minister Peter Collier's report into the state's long-term energy security to help guard against potential major supply disruptions.
UNCERTAINTY over the federal government's carbon pollution reduction scheme has cast a shadow over the growth prospects for the carbon offsets plantation industry.
West Perth-based Green Rock Energy, in a joint venture with BHP Billiton Worsely Alumina Pty Ltd, has been granted three new geothermal exploration permits in the Collie Basin.
Uranium developer Toro Energy has appointed a specialist three-member project team to lead its flagship Wiluna project north of Kalgoorlie as the project's bankable feasability study moves towards completion by 2011.
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State energy retailer Synergy has snubbed private energy generators by selecting state generator Verve Energy to supply at least 638 MW of supply under its 2008 procurement tender and named it a preferred tender for its 2009 procurement tender.
West Perth-based New World Energy plans to raise $10 million through an initial public offer to explore and develop its geothermal permits, and expects to list on the local stock exchange by the end of the year.
State energy retailer Synergy is poised to announce the winning bidders of its 2009 power procurement tender to provide additional generation capacity needed from 2012.
A regulatory framework for back-up plans and a wider variety of gas market arrangements are some of the recommendations to help the state avert future gas shortages, in a report to be tabled in parliament today.
Marine safety company Mobilarm has joined the growing list of companies seeking to list on the stock exchange, today unveiling plans to raise up to $6 million in its initial public offer.
FMG decides not to tap China for cash; Mirvac bid to get whole of MREIT; Report reveal hoarding plans to avert gas crisis; Skills shortage risk to recovery; Banks' $8bn handout as outlook lifts
Global petroleum company Shell expects to start production at its Prelude floating liquefied gas project, off the Kimberley coast, in 2016 with a final investment decision scheduled for 2011.
The Domgas Alliance has called for an independent panel to help review the marketing arrangements for the Gorgon gas operation as it accuses the project partners of deliberately withholding domestic supply to drive up prices.
The founder of Carnegie Wave Energy, chairman Alan Burns, has decided to step down, ending his Australian public company career, as the acquisition of Renewable Energy Holdings is formalised.
The race to establish the state's first uranium mine is heating up with Canada's Mega Uranium planning a $53 million capital raising for the Lake Maitland project while BHP Billiton's Yeelirrie operation received a setback.
A petroleum industry body has accused Alcoa of confusing energy security with the supply of natural gas into their commercial activities, after comments the company made at an event today.
