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Woodside chief executive Peter Coleman told the LNG 18 conference in Perth today there could be opportunities for LNG producers to move further into downstream markets, particularly in developing countries, where demand for gas existed but barriers to entry had slowed take up.

LNG 18 conference organising committee chair Grant King is positive about the industry's future, despite the low oil price environment and a predicted short-term oversupply, saying international demand growth for electricity will underpin a need for gas.

Special Report: The head of Japanese company Inpex's Australian operations says Australia remains a very attractive investment destination, and has suggested the company's Ichthys project could be expanded when conditions are right.

The head of Shell's Perth-based communications and government relations team has been named the next chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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.

The hotel industry expects up to a quarter of Perth's hotel rooms to be filled by delegates attending next month's LNG18 conference, though the number of people attending and the flow-on economic benefits to the state remain unclear.

SPECIAL REPORT: There has been a major shift in business influence in WA amid waning international investment and, with two elections on the way, there is a prospect of even bigger changes in political influence. Click through to see our listing of WA's most infliential leaders in politics and business.

Swiss multinational ABB Group has won a five-year contract to provide equipment and services for Shell's Prelude floating LNG project, which will operate in the Browse Basin off the Kimberley coast.

French company Sodexo is set to become one of the biggest service providers in the Pilbara after signing a $2.5 billion contract to manage all of Rio Tinto's mine camps and other facilities for 10 years.

Daniel AshtonGravity Group – Boost Mobeel PerthOwner, directorDANIEL Ashton says he has always been entrepreneurial.

WA's yawning gender pay gap can in part be contributed to young women forgoing maths in years 11 and 12, according to Programmed managing director Chris Sutherland, who today called for societal change to address the problem.

As five women and one male champion were honoured at this year's Chamber of Minerals and Energy's women in resources awards, Premier Colin Barnett declared the resources industry to have reached a mature level of growth that will likely be eclipsed by advances in the state's other sectors.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will join a range of international energy leaders in Perth to open the LNG 18 global conference in mid-April.

Energy giant Woodside Petroleum has bolstered its board with the appointment of a former Shell executive, while Dacian Gold has welcomed a prominent lawyer to its board.

The global LNG market could soon be in sharp oversupply, with Australia contributing about a third of that excess in what will become a buyers' paradise, an international expert says.

The state government has signalled its intentions to proactively support Western Australian companies interested in growing energy commodity exports to Europe and participating in European Union activities.

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.

Colleagues have paid tribute to Troy Resources chairman and Aquarius Platinum director David Dix, who passed away overnight.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA's Energy Apprenticeships Group has kicked off with 16 process operator apprentices to begin their four-year training today.

Engineering firm Wood Group has continued its run of contract wins in the offshore oil and gas sector, with the latest contract being for Shell's Prelude floating LNG project.

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.

Western Australia's biggest and most productive gas production facility suffered an equipment failure early this morning.

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.

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.

Sodexo has been shortlisted with two other companies to manage all of Rio Tinto's camps and other facilities in the Pilbara, in the same week it has been awarded a contract to run Shell's Prelude Floating LNG facility.

Engineering firm Monadelphous Group has won a $200 million contract for work on Shell's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas project in the Browse Basin.

The competition watchdog has cleared oil and gas giant Shell's proposed $70 billion takeover of rival BG Group, saying it will not substantially alter the domestic natural gas market.

Perth-based contractor Civmec has won a number of new contracts and additional work, worth a combined value of $65 million.

Some of the Gorgon gas project's major backers are warily eyeing prices as the project nears production.

Alcoa of Australia, Bankwest, Curtin University and Shell Australia have been recognised as the best businesses in Western Australia for implementing gender equality measures.

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.

KPMG has named the eight businesses it has selected to participate in its recently announced technology accelerator Energise, which will be held in Perth.

France's Technip and South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries have been signed up as the lead engineering and construction contractors for the Browse floating LNG project, continuing similar work they have undertaken for the Prelude FLNG project.

Woodside Petroleum has stuck with its planned timetable for the Browse gas project, announcing today it has reached agreement with its joint venture partners to commence front-end engineering and design ahead of a final investment decision by the end of 2016.

A Shell executive has challenged Perth's business community to address the blokey and highly masculine culture identified in a report which has also revealed state-specific barriers stopping Western Australian women from staying in work or progressing to executive levels.

Western Australia has developed a strong edge in resources technology but must continue to invest in innovation as it faces competition from other regional players and beyond, according to the Western Australian Energy Research Alliance.

The new chair of the University of Western Australia's Energy and Minerals Institute says scientists and researchers need to deliver tangible results to their industry partners.

A report from consultants Wood Mackenzie to be released at today's Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association conference predicts further delays to the start of production for the state's new LNG projects, including Gorgon trains 2 and 3.

Mount Gibson Iron has moved to establish a logistics base on Koolan Island, in partnership with Qube Holdings, to service the offshore oil and gas industry.

WA is poised to double its LNG production, but softer oil prices and global competition for capital mean there is much conjecture about the sector's future. Click through to see more on our major oil and gas projects feature.