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Opinion 04 Dec 2013

The changing face of influence

The recent publication of two listings of influential business leaders provided food for thought about the growing international influence on Western Australia.

Government 25 Oct 2013

Industry backs Kwinana merger plan

A council representing industry heavyweights including BHP Billiton and Alcoa has thrown its support behind the City of Kwinana's proposal to take over part of the City of Cockburn and assume responsibility for the Kwinana industrial strip.

Mining 23 Oct 2013

Shell boss defends floating LNG

Shell Australia boss Andrew Smith has defended his company's decision to walk away from an onshore gas development at James Price Point at an at-times heated parliamentary committee inquiry.

27 Sep 2013

Biodiesel project wins environmental award

Pilbara-based AshOil and catering group ESS Support Services Worldwide have won a major state environmental award.

Mining 27 Sep 2013

Empire board in firing line

Empire Oil & Gas is facing a board upheaval with its biggest shareholder and joint venture partner ERM Power calling a meeting of shareholders to consider removing Empire's executive chairman and two other directors.

Mining 19 Sep 2013

Gas projects fire up

An array of large and small projects will push WA's petroleum production to 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day for the first time next year.

Opinion 10 Sep 2013

Where are the quiet achievers?

The public may claim to dislike ‘personality politics', but evidence of our obsession with image is all around us.

Mining 02 Sep 2013

Browse JV confirms it is running with FLNG

The highly-prospective Browse gas fields off the north-west of the state will be developed using floating liquefied natural gas technology, the project's proponents have confirmed today.

Mining 16 Aug 2013

Rudd commits oil and gas research funds

Two new oil and gas research initiatives have received promises of federal funding, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talking up the future of the sector in Western Australia today.

Property 03 Jul 2013

Perth rated a global energy city

A newly completed study of cities focused on the energy sector has ranked Perth high on the list of international destinations, as an increasing number of global oil and gas companies build their p

Appointments 25 Jun 2013

Gallagher GM at NWSG

Stewart Gallagher has replaced Ben Coetzer as general manager of North West Shelf Gas, the domestic gas marketing agency for the North West Shelf Venture oil & gas joint venture between Woodsid

Opinion 15 Apr 2013

Secrecy shrouds fuel failure

NSW motoring group study supports suppressed government report on fuel self-sufficiency.

10 Mar 2011

BP hooks up new diesel storage tanks

PETROLEUM giant BP has built and commissioned two new diesel storage tanks at its Port Hedland terminal, cementing its position

17 Jan 2011

Woodside, BP get exploration go-ahead

The federal government has granted offshore petroleum exploration permits to four companies, including Woodside Petroleum and BP, to operate in Western Australia and South Australia.

21 Jul 2010

BP to sell assets for $US7b to Apache

BP PLC says it is selling several major assets to Apache Corp for $US7 billion ($A8.06 billion) to help pay the costs from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

11 Feb 2010

Upgrade for BP Kwinana plant

OIL giant BP has approved a further big-ticket upgrade of its Kwinana oil refinery aimed at producing cleaner fuel for WA motorists as part of a major three-year investment program at the site.

Energy 01 Jun 2009

BP, Shell in Gorgon LNG deal

BP has entered a deal to sell gas from an offshore Western Australian gas field to Shell and then buy it back as liquefied natural gas after it has been processed through the Gorgon LNG project.

Government 01 Oct 2008

Big miners push exports to $68bn

While the state continues on its record run with $68 billion in exports, three big resource sector producers dominate the field.

Mining 03 Jan 2008

WorleyParsons awarded BP refinery contract

Engineering company WorleyParsons Ltd has been awarded a five-year maintenance contact at BP's Kwinana oil refinery, expected to generate revenue of $70 million.

Special Reports 31 Oct 2006

Reports of manufacturing’s death greatly exaggerated

Manufacturing is widely perceived to be an industry in terminal decline, so it's rather surprising that the Australian Bureau of Statistics found it to be one of Western Australia's biggest industry sectors, supporting more than 100,000 jobs.

31 Mar 2006

BP backs $100m ethanol plant at Kwinana

BP Australia has signed an agreement to buy the entire output from a new $100 million ethanol plant to be built in Kwinana, just south of Perth.

04 May 2004

Sound investment

BP Australia has signed a three-year $150,000 sponsorship deal with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

03 Jun 2003

Gas from Kwinana

PRODUCTION of hydrogen is not the challenge in using hydrogen as a new transportation fuel. BP's Kwinana refinery is producing up to 80 tonnes of hydrogen each day.

20 May 2003

More oil to Kwinana

EXTENDED production testing from two onshore oil wells near Dongara has delivered an additional 30,000 barrels to BP's Kwinana refinery over the past two weeks.

13 Aug 2002

BP looks good for deal in Fujian province

ENERGY industry giant BP, which has not missed out on a share of business from China's first gas processing venture in Guangdong province, now also looks a likely winner for an upcoming project in the Fujian province.

11 Jun 2002

BP chooses global CSR strategy

BP Australasia regional president Greg Bourne has often been called on to defend his company, sometimes in good humoured exchanges with friends, other times in more serious forums.

29 May 2001

BP drawn to landfill

BP has purchased the carbon rights to a licensed landfill project in South Cardup in a deal brokered by the Commonwealth Bank.

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