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The federal government has signed a $1.2 billion contract extension with a group of defence contractors for maintenance work on eight Anzac-class frigates for the next five years, with BAE Systems and CIMIC's UGL among the major beneficiaries.

A new utility-scale battery launched in the Pilbara by Alinta Energy today will be Australia’s second biggest, behind Elon Musk’s Tesla battery in South Australia.

Engineering giant CIMIC has reaffirmed its full-year profit guidance after lifting first-quarter profit 7 per cent to $172 million.

The state government has backed plans for a 700-bed workers camp at Karratha, despite opposition from the local community, after Woodside Petroleum launched a website that is meant to boost local employment on future gas projects.

A joint venture between Chinese group Huawei and UGL has been awarded a $205 million state government contract to build and maintain radio systems for Perth’s rail network.

The state government has shortlisted three consortiums to build and maintain 246 new railcars during the next decade, while choosing Bellevue as the preferred site for the associated manufacturing facility.

The cost of building the Ichthys LNG project has blown out again, with French group Total saying it has increased by $US5 billion to $US45 billion, but project operator Inpex is disputing the extent of the increase.

UGL has secured $200 million worth of contract extensions to supply maintenance and turnaround services for its clients in the oil and gas sector.

SPECIAL REPORT: Costs and a local skills shortage are among the challenges facing the state as it seeks to develop a local train car manufacturing sector.

RCR Tomlinson Administrators McGrathNicol has announced UGL has purchased the RCR Upgrades and Maintenance business.

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will continue to work on a digital radio system for Perth's rail network after the Western Australian government was assured the company could deliver the contract.

CIMIC Group subsidiary UGL and joint venture partner Cape plc have secured works at Woodside Petroleum’s Karratha gas plant.

CIMIC Group subsidiary UGL has secured services contracts for its clients in the mining sector, including work at two of Alcoa of Australia’s WA sites.

CIMIC Group’s specialist business UGL has secured $450 million in oil and gas contracts, including with Chevron for work at its Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG facilities in Western Australia.

Woodside Petroleum has cut the number of people working at its Karratha gas plant, with the decision flowing through to hundreds of contractors at companies such as Monadelphous and UGL.

Late on Friday afternoon, the state government revealed a $205 million contract with Chinese telco Huawei and contractor UGL to replace radio systems in the rail network had been cancelled because of trade restrictions.

The engineering consortium that built the Ichthys LNG plant has lost a Court of Appeal case relating to $1.5 billion worth of claims against three contractors.

CIMIC Group’s maintenance and turnaround specialist business has secured $180 million in work, including at BP Australia's oil refinery in Kwinana.

CIMIC Group’s maintenance and shutdowns business has secured $200 million in contracts with the likes of Rio Tinto, BHP and Roy Hill Holdings.

Valmec has won a major asset services contract, while Centurion has secured mine site works in Queensland and Decmil has been named preferred contractor for a Victorian rail project.

Perth-based Decmil Group has added $140 million to its order book after securing the works to upgrade a rail line in Victoria, as part of a consortium.

Three consortia led by CPB Contractors, NRW Holdings and BMD Constructions have been shortlisted to complete further upgrades to Mitchell Freeway.

CIMIC Group’s engineering arm has been contracted by the state government to install a substation at the new Bellevue railcar depot.

UGL has won a contract worth up to $400 million for maintenance and turnaround work with Chevron.

Australian Terminal Operations Management will take over operations of the BP Kwinana oil terminal, with 60 redundancies expected.

Unemployment is at record lows in WA, but pressure from mass resignations and outbound travellers is looming.

UGL has been selected to build the Kurri Kurri gas power plant in NSW, under a $185 million contract.

Australian contractor CIMIC has told shareholders to take no action in response to a takeover proposal from majority shareholder HOCHTIEF that lifted shares by 33 per cent.

CIMIC Group is set to fork out roughly $492.5 million to settle an arbitration dispute over work at the Ichthys LNG plant in Australia’s North West.

BHP has joined Rio Tinto in committing to assemble some of its iron ore rail cars in Perth, in a move the state government hopes will lead to more substantial manufacturing in future.

CIMIC Group subsidiary UGL has secured more than $200 million in various energy and resource contracts in WA.

Alinta Energy has appointed two contractors to build its $180 million solar battery project in Port Hedland while continuing to assess a big sell-down of its WA operations.

Collie is set to have two large-scale battery energy storage systems, with French renewable energy company Neoen proceeding with construction of a 219 megawatt unit.

CIMIC Group's UGL has won $600 million of work in WA, with more than half coming from the largest contract awarded by Albemarle Corporation in Australia.

The dramatic downturn in the battery metals sector has forced Albemarle to slash spending, with one casualty being the planned expansion of its Kemerton lithium refinery.

The state government has awarded a $257 million contract to expand Metronet's railcar manufacturing facility to ADCO Constructions and UGL Engineering.

Around 150 workers at CIMIC Group subsidiary UGL have been stood down at Albemarle’s Kemerton lithium plant expansion, with the contractor’s role on the project coming to an end.

Engineering firm UGL will undertake a major power network maintenance and upgrade program for Western Power under a $125 million deal announced on Friday.

US-based Albemarle will shut down parts of its Kemerton lithium hydroxide operation, a move that impacts 300 local jobs and contractor Monadelphous.

CIMIC Group’s engineering arm UGL has secured contracts and extensions with existing Western Australian clients, including Alcoa, Woodside, Chevron, and BP.