SPECIAL REPORT: Major new engineering contracts show momentum is building for $60 billion of oil and gas projects in WA, but the issue of carbon policy has once again created an obstacle.
GE subsidiary Baker Hughes and McDermott International have been picked for front end engineering and design work on Western Gas's Equus project, under a contract arrangement whereby they will see the project through to commissioning.
Offshore oil & gas: Woodside Petroleum's February launch of a new supply ship that can use liquefied natural gas as a fuel is an early move in what could be a larger focus on driving new market demand.
SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australia's next major greenfields liquefied natural gas project could be a decade away after Woodside last month decided against further progressing its Browse floating LNG facility.
Australia's competition watchdog believes the planned global merger of oilfield services companies Halliburton and Baker Hughes could give the combined group, and current market leader Schlumberger, too much power.
SPECIAL REPORT: As the energy construction boom winds down, policy makers must get the settings right to prepare for future investment, while energy players mull the best way to allocate scarce capital.
At 26 per cent WA has the highest gender pay gap in the nation, but many of the state's female business leaders are working on addressing equality in the workplace.
Management consultant Accenture has become the latest contractor to win technology related operations work in the resources industry, this time for the provision of data analytics at Woodside's Pluto LNG facility.
Henderson-based engineering and construction firm Civmec has been awarded a number of contract wins and extensions, including more work on the new Perth Stadium, with a combined value of $68 million.
Multinational oil and gas service providers have set up in WA for the long haul, as the state searches for the best way to enhance its competitive advantage.
