A planning dispute at Onslow has illustrated one of the many issues facing the oil and gas sector as it proceeds with a huge decommissioning challenge.
The Shire of Ashburton has stepped up its legal battle with Onslow Marine Supply Base, issuing three new stop work notices to halt decommissioning work for Chevron.
A marine base set up to dismantle oil and gas platforms decommissioned by Chevron faces a legal threat from the Shire of Ashburton despite having state government approval.
Clive Palmer's Mineralogy was the nation's largest political donor last financial year, while a private WA company donated more than $1 million to the group behind the Voice to Parliament referendum's No campaign.
Wholesale electricity prices in WA were double the national average in recent months, driven higher by the November heatwave and the increased cost of managing a restructured market.
Woodside reinvested more than $20 million into Western Australian communities in 2023 as the company ramped up efforts to combat vocal criticism of its multibillion dollar gas projects.
Woodside Energy will team up with four Japanese companies to study the potential of a carbon capture and storage value chain between Japan and Australia.
The Gorgon Joint Venture will spend $40 million to fund a new state-led green technology drive, as the gas producer seeks to make up for falling short of carbon capture goals.
Chevron Australia has delivered $2.4 million in funding to domestic violence service provider Zonta House Refuge Association, extending its ongoing support for the organisation.
Permitting is under way on remediation work to improve carbon capture at Chevron Australia's Gorgon facility on Barrow Island, according to managing director Mark Hatfield.
LNG producer Chevron Australia paid more than $1.2 billion in tax in Australia in 2022, over a period during which it racked up income tax payment liability of $4.2 billion.
Chevron has welcomed endorsement of new enterprise agreements for workers at its Western Australian offshore platforms as it seeks to bring an end to a tumultuous strike action saga.
Chevron's proposed US$60 billion (A$94 billion) acquisition of producer Hess Corporation has been hailed as the acceleration of a new era of global oil megamergers.
Chevron has asked Fair Work Australia for assistance as it seeks to strike a deal with Offshore Alliance and avoid further strike action at its North West LNG projects.
Strike action at Chevron's operations off the state's coast has come to an end after the LNG producer and the union have agreed to finalise agreements.
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Chevron Australia and Offshore Alliance members have agreed to draft revised enterprise agreements, paving the way for an end to strike action off WA's coast.
Chevron Australia has told a parliamentary inquiry into the domestic gas reservation policy that it would willingly open its books to the public to demonstrate it is meeting local commitments.
Chevron has restored its Wheatstone gas facility to full production after a fault limited its output for four days in the midst of an ongoing battle with Offshore Alliance.
Chevron and Offshore Alliance will appear before the Fair Work Commission on September 22 after an application to the industrial umpire for intervention by the LNG producer.
Chevron has returned its Wheatstone domestic gas facility to working order, as it awaits Fair Work Commission updates on industrial action at its projects.
Offshore Alliance is undertaking industrial action against Chevron at its Wheatstone and Gorgon projects, after negotiations between the two parties failed to deliver a resolution.
Industrial action scheduled to start today at Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities has been delayed by 24 hours, the LNG producer and Offshore Alliance have confirmed.
A pump fault has put Chevron's Wheatstone domestic gas facility offline, days out from potential industrial action against the LNG producer by Offshore Alliance as part of ongoing EBA negotiations.
A proposed enterprise agreement covering Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants has been emphatically rejected as the oil and gas giant's workers veer closer toward a strike.
Offshore Alliance has given Chevron notice of protected industrial action across three facilities commencing September 7, as it ramps up negotiations over an EBA for workers.
More than 450 workers on Chevron's Pilbara gas operations have backed industrial action over a pay dispute between unions and the multinational gas giant.
A pay dispute threatening to see most workers on several Pilbara gas platforms down tools has been averted after Woodside and union reps burned the midnight oil to iron out a deal.
Domestic gas production capacity at the Chevron-operated Wheatstone gas project will increase five per cent, after modifications were made to the project's plant near Onslow.
Woodside has been given a two-week ultimatum to avoid industrial action by workers on its offshore gas platforms in the Pilbara over a protracted bargaining dispute.
