Local waste management company Tox Free Solutions has won a new contract for work at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine in South Australia, along with an extension for ongoing work at Chevron's Western Australian assets, for an undisclosed sum.
CIMIC Group has confirmed a formal contract dispute has been issued to Chevron over work at the Gorgon LNG project, with the construction and contract mining firm claiming it is owed about $2.36 billion.
MMA Offshore has reported a dramatic slide in half-year profit as the marine services company faces challenging conditions in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Engineering company Monadelphous Group has posted sharp falls in profit and revenue for the six months to December, but says there is a growing pipeline of work in its maintenance services division.
Engineering and contracting group Downer EDI has trimmed its full-year profit guidance after posting a nearly 24 per cent drop in first-half profit, with one of the few positives being increased work on oil and gas projects in Western Australia.
Woodside Petroleum says its recently flagged write-downs of up to $US1.2 billion ($A1.7 billion) had taken into account possible delays at the Wheatstone LNG project near Onslow.
The new chief executive of Western Australia's oldest company, and one of the state's biggest trucking and logistics operators, believes there are growth opportunities across most parts of the business despite the downturn in mining and resources.
A collaboration between Victor Goh's AAIG and Adrian Fini's private development firm, Fini Group, plans to develop apartments and a hotel at Elizabeth Quay, after offering $85 million for two lots.
The operator of Australia's largest gas project, Gorgon, plans to supply more liquefied natural gas to China over a decade in the face of softening global demand.
Chevron Australia has moved another step closer to completion of the Gorgon gas project, with a commissioning LNG cargo arriving at Barrow Island to cool down the storage and loading facilities prior to commencement of exports.
If Woodside Petroleum is ever looking for a corporate slogan it could borrow a saying from the Dutch philosopher Erasmus: “in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king”.
Singapore-listed contractor AusGroup has announced a number of contract wins and extensions worth a combined $100 million, including with Woodside Petroleum, which today flagged lower capex and increased production for the year.
Perth conservationist Harry Butler has been praised for his work as a community educator and a partner with industry, after passing away on Friday following a lengthy illness.
Woodside Petroleum and its joint venture partners have given the go-ahead to a $2 billion subsea development at the North West Shelf Project off the Pilbara coast.
Western Australians won't get their long-awaited access to Elizabeth Quay until the end of January, with the state government today confirming the project won't be finished in time for Christmas.
Analyst firm EnergyQuest has predicted lower liquefied natural gas prices will not lead to Australian operations switching off or cutting back production, in its latest quarterly review of the industry.
The latest official report into Western Australia's gas supply and demand outlook has raised the ire of a group of major domestic gas users, which says some of its key findings are misleading and called for an independent review into how the report is compiled.
Perth company Liquefied Natural Gas has finalised an engineering contract for an LNG plant in the United States that will cost about half as much, per tonne of production, as most of the LNG plants under construction in Australia.
Marine services company MMA Offshore has won a $50 million contract to provide services to Woodside Petroleum, but says low oil prices are placing significant pressure on market demand, with conditions unlikely to improve during the financial year.
Belmont-based Swift Networks is seeking an ASX listing by entering into a heads of agreement with Stanfield Funds Management, while Stanfield has dropped plans to acquire Singapore-based tech firm Sprooki.
Oil and gas giant Chevron has applied for a two-year extension to its plans to develop its new headquarters at Elizabeth Quay, but has reiterated its commitment to the project.
Two of Australia's most powerful, and militant, trade unions have flagged a potential merger to create an industrial monolith spanning construction, mining and the wharfside.
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Karratha has become the second regional centre in Western Australia after Onslow to complete a major airport upgrade this year, with Busselton and Port Hedland set to commence projects that will lift total spending to about $240 million.
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.
Woodside Petroleum has spent the past 60 years focused on the development of its own projects in Australia, but in the space of one year, two major takeover deals collectively worth $15 billion look set to reshape the Perth-based energy giant.
UGL has shut down its engineering design business in Perth as part of the company's response to the low volume of work in the resources sector and cost blowouts on some of its big projects.
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Oil and gas producer Inpex has emerged as the last potential anchor for a significant new commercial development in the CBD, following Rio Tinto's decision to remain at Central Park.
Tempo Australia has received a request for about 280 more workers to carry out its contract at the Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG project on Barrow Island.
Nedlands-based waste management company Tox Free Solutions has delivered a flat profit result, with revenue up 10 per cent and a 42 per cent rise in its final dividend payout.
Securing Australia's economic future will require a strong focus on harnessing the nation's energy resources and further developing the global connections that provide pathways to both imports and exports. This is especially true in Western Australia, where energy is emerging as a sector of key state economic importance.
