Energy

Talks over the liquefied natural gas hub in the Kimberley will continue past the deadline as issues remain to be negotiated with Woodside Petroleum and traditional owners.

Shares in West Perth-based Eneabba Gas have soared as much as 112 per cent today after entering a deal with Carbon Energy for the supply of gas to its Centauri 1 Power station in the Mid West.

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Western Australian mineral and petroleum sales increased 35 per cent in 2008 to be worth $71.8billion, according to figures released this week.

Minara Resources chairman Peter Coates will take over from current Santos chairman Stephen Gerlach when he retires from the board at the end of this year.

Babcock and Brown Power has finalised the sale of its 70 per cent interest in the NewGen Kwinana power station, with details of the settlement pending performance of the station in the second half of the financial year.

Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore met senior BHP Billiton executives today to discuss the company's response to recent fatalities at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara.

Aviva Corporation's Coolimba power station project in the Mid West has been shortlisted by Synergy for the 2009 energy supply procurement contract.

West Perth company Continental Capital has appointed Petrus Snyders as chief executive officer of subsidiary Continental Coal and has topped its planned $20 million financing target.

Apache's Australian managing director Tim Wall will move to head the group's operations in Canada, with his deputy, John Bedingfield, replacing him as the local chief.

The export of lead from the seaside town of Esperance has been plagued with controversy in recent times, however the first shipment of lead carbonate will soon be heading to southern China after being stranded at the port for the past two years.

Energy Minister Peter Collier visited Karratha earlier today to mark the start of construction of the most efficient gas-fired power station on the Pilbara’s North West Interconnected System (NWIS).

THE development of a specialised harvester has been hailed as a crucial breakthrough in creating a commercially viable oil mallee industry.

MINING entrepreneur Terry Streeter has continued his aggressive sell down in Western Areas during a busy week involving a takeover and court action.

ALMOST $3 billion dollars worth of electricity generation projects are planned for Western Australia, with almost one-third of the investment going towards renewable energy projects.

INITIAL understanding of coal seam methane (CSM) was as a dangerous by-product of underground coal mining.

CHARTER Hall is selling its 50 per cent stake in Alluvion, bringing to the market the first of the city's new office tower developments.

Keith Spence has moved on after more than three decades at Woodside, but he retains fond memories of his time at the oil and gas giant.

BHP Billiton has accepted calls for safety standards at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara to be improved following the death of a John Holland construction contractor at its site in Newman.

ALMOST nine months after the Varanus Island incident, which cut the state's gas supply by a third and cost Western Australian businesses almost $2.

STRAITS Resources says it is well placed for acquisition opportunities after selling a stake in its coal assets to Thailand's PTT International Company for $US335 million ($A486 million).

A COUPLE of Western Australian geothermal energy companies are hoping to make their mark on expanding clean energy markets thanks to some locally developed technology.

The premier is big on rhetoric but lacks a clear plan for infrastructure.

Peak gas industry groups have urged government backing for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry to achieve its economic and environmental potential.

Former Woodside Petroleum executive Erica Smyth will take over the chairmanship of uranium developer Toro Energy, after the resignation of founding chairman Dr Ian Gould.

The state opposition has urged the government to get its priorities right after Premier Colin Barnett admitted to axing the $1.3 billion Pilbara power project in favour of the $4 billion Oakajee port and rail development.

The Australian arm of UK group Cape has been awarded a $61 million contract by Woodside Petroleum to supply scaffolding services during construction of the Pluto liquefied natural gas project.

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The Brand Agency has been named advertising agency of the year, capping off a jam packed 2008 where more than $18 million of business was secured.

Verve Energy has accused the North West Shelf joint venture of "unconscionable conduct" after the partners allegedly hiked up gas prices following the Varanus Island explosion last year.

The directors of South Perth-based Pure Energy Resources have urged shareholders to accept BG Group's cash offer before the takeover closes on Monday.

West Perth-based Otto Energy plans to raise $35 million with the majority underwritten by Euroz Securities and funds to be applied to the repayment of shareholder and director loans.