News Articles for APA Group

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest wants to see his company's proposed renewable energy assets in the Pilbara connected to a common user grid to provide power for the region.

A gas-fired plant in the Pilbara will get a $150 million upgrade to power Northern Star's $1.3 billion Hemi gold project and back the rollout of renewable energy

The state's ability to decarbonise hinges on the development of power transmission networks.

A federal government listing of high priority renewable energy projects has 56 across the country with a notable aspect being the shortage of transmissions projects in WA's South West.

BP says it will continue design work on its multi-billion-dollar local renewable energy project book, as the dust settles from its global refocus on oil and gas.

Energy infrastructure builder APA Group has laid claim to a land area larger than Perth to progress the rollout of its Pilbara renewable energy ambitions.

The expansion of a gas station powering BHP's Pilbara iron ore mines has been green lit by the state's environmental watchdog.

APA Group and BHP have cut the ribbon on a major battery and solar project in Port Hedland today amid growing efforts to decarbonise the Pilbara.

It has been a marathon, rather than a sprint, to break ground on several globally significant renewable energy projects earmarked for the north-west.

BHP's iron ore boss has called for greater collaboration to build an interconnected Pilbara energy grid to help the region's industry heavyweights decarbonise.

Empire Energy Group has lit up with increased gas flow rates from its fracture-stimulated Velkerri shale gas horizontal well, known as “Carpentaria-3H”, in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin. The company says it has reaffirmed its optimised extended production test strategy. The results replicate post-soaking improvements seen in its other horizontal well, Carpentaria-2H, auguring well for the planned gas pilot project to service existing gas pipelines.

APA is to undertake a $675 million capital raising as part of a mammoth transaction to acquire a suite of Alinta Energy infrastructure assets in the Pilbara, where iron ore miners have big decarbonisation targets.

Empire Energy Group has revealed a new deal with infrastructure specialists APA Group to progress gas transport solutions for its Carpentaria gas project in the Northern Territory. The company says it is now planning two stages of development for the project, which has the potential to service the Top End and east coast of Australia with more than 500 terajoules of power per day.

Premier Roger Cook has ruled out following the lead of Victoria in banning the use of gas in new homes from 2024.

A $460 million gas pipeline built to link the Mid West to the Goldfields was officially opened by the state government and contractor APA Group today.

A section of APA Group's Parmelia gas pipeline south of Perth could viably transport hydrogen, according to a conversion feasibility study revealed by the company this morning.

WestStar subsidiary Alltype Engineering has won a $25 million contract with APA Group to deliver a new gas compressor station within the Goldfields Gas Pipeline in the Pilbara.

BP will assess the feasibility of hydrogen production at Kwinana, while the state government has promised a further $62 million for hydrogen projects.

Decisions on two big gas projects are due, $12 billion of chemical projects are under consideration, and a decommissioning timebomb awaits.

Perth company Western Gas has partnered with leading Australian energy infrastructure business APA Group to begin an assessment of its ambitious transcontinental pipeline plan.

APA Group has been contracted by the owners of the Gruyere goldmine in Western Australia to install a renewable energy microgrid.

Veris has been contracted by APA Group to survey a recently announced $460 million gas pipeline in Western Australia.

Gas demand in the Goldfields will underpin a new $460 million pipeline connecting Western Australia's two key gas trunklines.

An in-depth analysis of the re-emerging case for a west-east gas pipeline, which could provide a demand source for projects like Equus.

Oakajee's industrial zone could come to life as a hydrogen industry park in a plan to be announced by the state government as early as this week.

Mining company Gold Fields and energy producer EDL have completed the first stage of a renewable energy project that will eventually see wind and solar deliver half the power needs of the Agnew gold mine.

Kalium Lakes has awarded Shell Energy the gas supply contract, and APA Group the gas transport contract, for its Beyondie sulphate of potash project.

The federal government has today announced new and renewed appointments to its Takeovers Panel including Perth-based John McGlue, Shirley In't Veld and Denise McComish.

The federal government should offer Western Australia funding for power storage projects in proportion to its spending in the east, Energy Minister Bill Johnston says, while moves to introduce reserve capacity auctions and retail contestability locally are off his agenda.

Australian Gas Infrastructure Group has announced it is expanding its Tubridgi gas storage facility near Onslow in the north-west of Western Australia.

Electricity has started flowing from APA Group's Badgingarra wind farm in recent days, while two of the state's major coal generating units have been powered down due to low demand.

The competition watchdog has cleared Santos' planned $2.9 billion takeover of Quadrant Energy despite concerns from some businesses in the Goldfields region about reduced competition for gas supplies.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has rejected a Chinese consortium's proposed $13 billion purchase of APA Group, saying the deal would result in an undue concentration of foreign ownership of the country's gas transmission pipelines.

The competition watchdog has approved a Hong Kong consortium's $13 billion takeover bid for APA Group, Australia's biggest gas pipeline company, on the proviso that four major assets in Western Australia are sold to new owners.

The board of APA Group has accepted a $12.98 billion takeover offer from a consortium led by Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure (CKI), in a deal that will see major gas pipelines in WA sold to a new owner.

SPECIAL REPORT: The rollout of next generation energy infrastructure such as batteries and microgrids is kicking off in WA, adding to the opportunities available for contractors in this space.

The ownership of two major gas pipelines in Western Australia could change hands after a Chinese consortium proposed a $13 billion takeover of energy infrastructure giant APA Group, one year after the same consortium bought DUET Group, which owns the Dampier to Bunbury gas pipeline.

Sydney-based utility APA Group will expand its 130-megawatt wind farm project at Badgingarra to include a 17.5 megawatt solar farm, after extending a power purchasing agreement with Alinta Energy.

Engineering and construction group Valmec has secured new contracts in the gas and infrastructure sectors worth $7 million, including work for APA Group at its Yamarna gas pipeline facility.

Energy and infrastructure contracting group Valmec has secured $30 million in new construction contracts, including a 4 kilometre gas pipeline at Dacian Gold's Mt Morgan project.