THE controversy over the Varanus Island gas explosion has eased somewhat since gas production resumed in August, yet some major gas users have still not been getting any gas.
FOUR years after it started training food industry employees, Victoria Park-based provider Australian College of Training is preparing to export its services to New Zealand and Asia.
Engineering company Clough Ltd could take a $23 million hit after its Indonesian subsidiary disclosed that it had been forced to suspend work on a coal mine project, which is currently seeking to raise additional capital needed for completion.
Perth-based United Minerals Corporation NL will move to the next study stage after an initial assessment of its Pilbara iron ore project estimated a net operating profit after tax of up to $595 million a year.
A key market analyst says a realistic outlook for nickel prices over the next few years is around $US17,000 per tonne and producers should take heart from an expected doubling in demand over current levels by 2030.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore says the strength of the state's iron ore industry masked the warning signs from the nickel sector where the outlook is "not promising".
Perth-based Coretrack Ltd has signed an agreement with Apache Energy Ltd to supply its core level recorder tool and associated services to the oil and gas company's Reindeer 2 well located in the North West Shelf.
Less than a week after placing its shares in a trading halt pending a financial review, West Perth-based Matilda Minerals Ltd has called in administrators from Ferrier Hodgson.
West Perth-based Kagara Ltd today said its continuing shift towards copper production has resulted in record copper production of 9,472 tonnes from the company's North Queensland operations for the September quarter.
The Chinese economy is expected to remain resilient over the next financial year and is well placed to weather a downturn in the global economy, according to CommSec.
Chevron Australia says the government's proposed emissions trading scheme could increase operating costs by up to $200 million to its massive Gorgon and Wheatstone projects.
Shares in Leederville-based Blackham Resources Ltd have jumped 46 per cent after a resource boost in the Scaddan coal-to-liquids joint venture with Wesfarmers Premier Coal Ltd that is projected to have mine life of over 45 years.
North Perth-based metals explorer Aura Energy Ltd has entered into a deal, potentially valued at $460 million, with Chinese company Sino King Investment Ltd.
Treasurer Troy Buswell said spending will be signifcantly tightened in next year's budget while an exact forecast on how the global financial turmoil will affect the state's resource royalties revenue stream is not yet known.
THE global financial crisis has had a big impact on two energy projects off Western Australia's northern coast, with Coogee Resources and Nexus Energy both putting out 'for sale' signs this month.
HISTORIC statistics have only limited value in the context of an unprecedented market meltdown, nevertheless there is some comfort in knowing the economic position before the latest chapter in the slowly unfolding crisis.
THE timing of the first strike action at Rio Tinto Ltd's Pilbara iron ore operations in 16 years is almost exquisite, with some of the highest paid union members on the planet stopping work as world leaders were seeking to avert a global financial disaste
YOU'D think an artist commissioned by Andrew Forrest to create a 12-metre high sculpture for the Cyclone George memorial in South Hedland, and who made the centrepiece sculpture for the Sultan of Brunei's Jerudong Park Polo Club, would have quite a follow
WHAT started as a marketing plan to name a range of wines has become a 10-year passion for the history of French exploration in Western Australia for businessman, Peter Woods.
Shares in Paladin Energy Ltd have dropped 16 per cent after the company said the global credit crisis will probably cause the deferral or cancellation of some planned uranium projects.
Iluka Resources Ltd, the world's biggest zircon producer, has increased its profit outlook for the full year after a fall in the Australian dollar and higher commodity prices as it plans to take one of its kilns out of production.
Perth-headquartered Clough Ltd has been awarded a services contract by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd to support oil production facilities at the Barrow and Thevenard Islands located off the coast of Onslow.
As the Australian bourse continued its rally today on the federal government's $10.4 billion stimulus package, gold stocks were left behind as the price of the precious metal dropped.
Perth-based explorer Arafura Resources Ltd has accepted a $20 million loan from US-based investment fund YA Global Investments for the progression of the feasibility study into its Nolans rare earth-phosphate project.
Osborne Park-based A1 Minerals Ltd has discovered coal at its Narnoo project in the north eastern Goldfields, which is already prospective for other minerals including gold, nickel and uranium.
Shares in West Perth-based Bass Metals Ltd have jumped 45 per cent on news of record sales from the company's Que River mine and a $3 million cash injection.
Subiaco-based Western Metals Ltd remains on the hunt for an advanced asset acquisition after it walked away from negotiations with a UK-based company to acquire a copper-zinc project in North Wales.
