Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has rejected calls for a federal inquiry into the state's mining industry following an incident at BHP Billiton's Leinster mine site this week.
Resource stocks have helped to continue the positive momentum in the Deloitte WA Index with the collective market capitalisation of WA's top 100 companies jumping 54 per cent over the past four months.
Environmental work on Royal Dutch Shell's liquefied natural gas project in Gladstone will start shortly after the Queensland government declared the operation as a "significant" project.
Shares in Fortescue Metals Group have surged 21 per cent amid speculation that Chinese interests could have the Pilbara iron ore miner in their sights.
Engineering and infrastructure company GRD has become the latest acquisition target for UK-based AMEC, which has proposed a $106 million cash takeover offer.
Tax reprieve for small business; Chinese see off rivals for OZ; Triad opposes Rio-BHP venture; CBA eyes rate rise; Shemesian sells Cape Lambert stake for $17m
DESPITE a major spat with federal Liberal deputy leader Julie Bishop, political observer Peter van Onselen still puts her in his top 10 most influential Western Australians.
THERE is an interesting collection of businesspeople who wield influence in government due to their roles as board members of major corporatised agencies.
THE battle over energy in Western Australia has taken another twist with a consortium dominated by mining companies asking the government to set more stringent conditions on another resources project.
WEST Perth-based Croesus Mining will be transformed into a base metals explorer following a deal with gold miner Apex Minerals and prospector Mark Creasy.
HENDERSON-BASED shipbuilder Strategic Marine this month launched a new vessel it says sets new design and construction standards for crew boats in the oil and gas industry.
ENTITIES controlled by the Chinese government are now taking major stakes in primary industries on a global scale that makes Enron's involvement in the US power industry look like child's play.
INTERNATIONAL gold mining company Newmont is set to become an electricity retailer in Western Australia in its own right, despite objections by one of its joint venture partners, TransAlta Energy.
THE third attempt in a decade to merge the iron ore assets of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto could resolve this issue for good, with Premier Colin Barnett seemingly prepared to negotiate over a long list of demands.
AS the state's timber sector reels following the collapse of two of its biggest and most established private players, a new downstream processor is confident of the future of the industry from which it takes its name.
THE state's iron ore juniors are predicted to reap the rewards from the collapse of the Rio Tinto and Chinalco deal, with Chinese investment likely to flow to emerging iron ore producers.
Blue Energy has raised more than $22 million through a share purchase plan which, together with a proposed placement to a Korean company, will accelerate the explorer's proposed work program for the next two years.
Welshpool-based sustainable water and power company Solco expects to deliver a full-year net profit of up to $1.6 million, a dramatic lift from the previous year's $119,000.
Shares in CO2 Group surged after Woodside Petroleum substantially increased its carbon offset program by $75 million to offset emissions for its $12 billion Pluto liquefied natural gas project.
West Perth-based companies Advance Energy and Odin Energy, through joint venture company Blaze Asset, have extended and lifted its takeover offer for fellow oil and gas explorer Target Energy.
The state opposition is stepping up its campaign against the Barnett government's decision to defer an upgrade of the electricity transmission line to Geraldton, seen as a critical component to the Mid West region's development plans.
