The state mining engineer has ordered BHP Billiton to carry out an independent engineering study at its Perseverance nickel operation following the second rock-fall incident in less than a month.
Oil and gas major Shell is one of three international companies selected to supply technology to Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers' proposed $3.5 billion Collie urea project.
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THE state government has pledged to fast-track new gas specification legislation that is critical for development of BHP Billiton's $1 billion Macedon domestic gas project.
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Work on the near $1 billion Southern Seawater desalination plant near Binningup will start in three weeks after the state government today signed contracts with the Spanish-led consortium building the project.
Paladin Energy has approved a $US71 million ($A88 million) expansion to its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, which will be smaller than originally targeted.
The Minerals Council of Australia has called for a more efficient and effective project approvals process following the release of an interim report into the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
Sydney-based Norfolk Group has secured a $96.5 million contract from BHP Billiton Iron Ore for rail signaling installation work as part of the miner's Rapid Growth Project 5.
The value of works and logistics contracts awarded by the Chevron-led Gorgon gas project in the past two months has reached nearly $1.3 billion, with the latest beneficiary being Toll Group.
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The State Administrative Tribunal has highlighted deep-seated problems in the state's planning process in a ruling on the University of Western Australia's contentious Shenton Park development proposal.
West Perth-based Key Petroleum has entered a deal with an unlisted UK company to acquire its wholly owned subsidiary, Midmar Energy Onshore, for £2 million ($A4 million).
The state government has accepted Alinta's proposal to increase the cap for gas tariffs by 23 per cent, as the gas retailer seeks to recover some of its costs from the impact of the Varanus Island gas explosion.
Shares in Otto Energy have risen after the company declared it was free from debt and its Galoc oil field in the Philippines had reached commerciality.
A survey has revealed water demand in the Pilbara region to more than double in the next 20 years, highlighting the need for sustainable water management, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA says.
PERTH-BASED engineering and construction firm Decmil has been awarded the largest work-order in its history, to build a construction village for Chevron's Gorgon LNG project.
IS the commercial centre of the Pilbara moving west? BHP Billiton's proposed merger of its iron ore operations with those of Rio Tinto is the latest indication of the dynamic shift under way in the north-west, one that will tend to favour Karratha as the
BHP Billiton is believed to be formally preparing to test the waters for a potential sale of its failed $US2.2 billion Ravensthorpe nickel mine, near Hopetoun.
INFLATION is dead and buried and there is presently more concern among bankers about a continuation of falling prices than a return to the hyper-inflation conditions of the 1970s.
A WORLD-LEADING wave energy and clean technology developer based in Western Australia has its sights set on exporting its expertise and establishing itself as a global electricity utility.
A PILBARA Port Authority governing the massive export centres of the north-west should one of the results of the proposed iron joint venture between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, according to the state opposition.
The competition watchdog has allowed the Gorgon partners to jointly test the domestic gas market ahead of a final investment decision expected in the coming months.
Explorer Mount Magnet South has teamed up with a Hong Kong company to jointly explore for gold on the Kirkalocka tenements in the Murchison region, in a deal valued at $1.5 million.
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Opposition spokesperson Alannah MacTiernan has called for the removal of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto representatives on port authority boards due to constant conflict of interest.
Perth-based Greencap, through subsidiary Leeder Consulting, has been awarded a two-year contract with coal seam gas producer BG Group to provide water, gas, air and soil sampling support.
Perth-based Po Valley Energy has taken a step towards maiden gas production at its Italian project after receiving formal government approval for the installation of a commercial plant.
