Chevron Australia managing director Roy Krzywosinski and Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Andrew Harding have joined some of Australia's top business leaders in being honoured by the American Australian Association.
Megara Developments managing director Matthew Pickford says his company was simply in the right place at the right time to take advantage of the Pilbara's building boom.
Engineering and construction contractor Civmec opened its $20 million office at its headquarters in Henderson today as the company prepares to expand its workforce by 30 per cent.
SPECIAL REPORT: The state's major builders appear unfazed to be operating in what's considered among Western Australia's most competitive and closely monitored business sectors.
Civil construction activity in Western Australia is set to fall by about 25 per cent over the next five years as a number of major resources projects are completed, according to a new report by forecaster BIS Shrapnel.
Gas industry leaders lined up today to call for more supportive government policies on workplace relations, taxation and skilled migration, saying these changes were crucial if the sector was to maximise growth opportunities.
Australian liquefied natural gas projects can continue to be competitive against new developments planned for the United States, Canada and east Africa, industry consultant RISC has found.
Global engineering and construction group Kentz Corporation has produced a solid lift in profit for the 12 months ended December 31, bolstered by a strong performance from its Australian operations
Leasing activity in Perth's industrial land sector is beginning to show the first signs of recovery after a slow 2013, according to a leading sales agent, while at the same time demand from institu
A partnership between oil and gas heavyweights Woodside Petroleum and Chevron, and the University of Western Australia is changing the design of offshore pipelines and cutting construction costs for the expensive infrastructure.
Chevron Australia and the state government have signed a landmark deal to boost residential development in Onslow, near Chevron's $29 billion Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project.
Chevron is well known as the company behind two of Australia's largest resources projects, but today the oil and gas giant released data indicating it is also one of the country's biggest inve
SPECIAL REPORT: Former Verve Energy CEO Shirley In't Veld says when it comes to government-owned businesses, politics often wins out over commercial imperatives.
QUBE Holdings is confident of continued growth in revenue and profits, helped by the acquisition of Canning Vale-based IML Logistics and the increase in volumes under its port services contract with Chevron.
Perth's CBD office market is still proving to be attractive to offshore investors, with the office building at 130 Stirling Street sold to a Singaporean firm for $90 million.
The Australian Institute of Marine Science has teamed up with three universities for a major environmental study off the state's Kimberley coast that will be funded by gas project developers Shell
Fortescue Metals Group has appointed the BAM Clough joint venture to design and construct a fifth iron ore loading berth at its Anderson Point facility in Port Hedland.
Owners of older office buildings in central Perth are struggling to find tenants, with the latest Office Market Report showing a widening gap between premium buildings and the rest of the market.
The team behind the Perth International Arts Festival is gearing up for its biggest month of the year, buoyed by strong corporate and philanthropic support.
Royal Dutch Shell has announced it will sell its minority stake in Chevron's Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project and a related joint venture to the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company for $US1.13 billion.
Woodside has for the first time confirmed the high cost of its shelved James Price Point gas project, though the figure it has released is not directly comparable to the construction cost estimates for other LNG developments like Chevron's larger Gorgon development on Barrow Island.
Resources companies will turn to foreign workers to service $200 billion worth of oil and gas projects in the coming years unless there is greater investment in skills training, a new report has warned.
A slowdown in mining investment has many companies cutting costs, but this hasn't stopped WA Skills Training owner Bob Butson from making a $5 million investment in new premises in Welshpool.
The recent publication of two listings of influential business leaders provided food for thought about the growing international influence on Western Australia.
Nedlands company Advanced Geomechanics is hoping to extend its reach into the global subsea engineering market following its directors' decision to sell the business to Dutch multinational Fugro.
Premier and science minister Colin Barnett has praised the efforts of the state's scientists and others in the field, at the Western Australian Science Awards ceremony last night.
After a record-breaking 2012, the past 12 months have been pretty quiet for new office construction in Perth, with little significant space to be added until 2015.
Energy giant Chevron expects to start building a new Perth waterfront headquarters in three years time after the state government touted the oil and gas giant as the first major owner-occupier at Elizabeth Quay.
Downer EDI has secured a $400 million contract with Bechtel for two electrical and instrumentation packages for the downstream portion of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone project.
Chevron Australia managing director Roy Krzywosinski says he remains wary about floating LNG technology but nonetheless predicts it will become more commonplace unless the costs of onshore developments are reduced.
