Meg O'Neill-led BP will sell down five per cent of its majority stake in the Woodside-operated $48 billion Browse joint venture, in the project's latest ownership shuffle.
Vouchers for fixed contract businesses, guarantees for heavy industry, and investment in biorefining could ease short and long term fuel pain in WA, according to the state's peak business group.
Premier Roger Cook has warned fuel suppliers that he could invoke legislative powers to get greater transparency over their market, in the latest WA fuel crisis development.
Petroleum giant BP has told the state government it's working on plans to source fuel for Western Australia beyond April, as the Middle East crisis continues to deepen.
Woodside chair Richard Goyder is confident that candidates overlooked for the role of chief executive will support new boss Liz Westcott, as she settles into the role.
Australia's corporate regulator has told the nation's fuel retailers to explain why petrol price hikes are outstripping increases in the global oil price.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has handed InterContinental Energy $21 million to support its $55 billion Pilbara hydrogen hub, following the exit of BP last year.
Oil and gas giant BP has offered a glimmer of hope to its WA renewable projects portfolio one year after cutting investment in the global green energy transition.
This week's appointments include Meg O'Neill, Daniel Kiely, John Van Der Wielen, Paula Rogers, David Lock, Fiona Seaward, Jean Shaw, Craig Bydder, Peter Cutler, and Paul Anderson.
The lead proponent in the $55 billion Australian Renewable Energy Hub hopes to pull the trigger on a final investment decision as early as 2027, despite the withdrawal of energy giant BP.
The state Environmental Protection Authority will not assess Woodside's proposal to capture carbon from its Browse project beneath the sea floor, despite intense public interest.
Leaders, including BP's Rachael Risucci and the Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations' Judith Barker, have signed up to fundraise for people in need through a debut Perth event.
The backer of WA's biggest active biorefinery plan wants to see the federal government's $1.1 billion biofuels fund used to stimulate domestic demand for low carbon fuels.
BP has formally walked away from its lead stake in a $55 billion green hydrogen project in the Pilbara, in a third major blow for the nascent sector this week.
The Pilbara port authority has struck agreements with four groups planning to use the logistics hub at its new Lumsden Point wharf while also awarding a further construction contract.
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.
The scale of BP's shift away from renewables has been revealed, with the company announcing a plan to slash new energy spend by $US5 billion globally per year and ramp up oil and gas investment.
Premier Roger Cook still expects BP to deliver on its $600 million Kwinana biofuels refinery plan, after yesterday's announcement that the project would be “rephased”.
BP has shelved its $600 million renewable fuel hub at Kwinana, in a move it says was taken to improve capital efficiency and align with government policies.
The WA government is yet to sign land deals for two industrial hubs nearly two years after it offered the sites to green energy and manufacturing proponents.
A partnership between Nufarm and the CSIRO has achieved a breakthrough in the production of plant oils, providing higher yields in hopes it can be used as fuel without impacting food security.
