Woodside Petroleum's boss received lower pay in 2016 despite the energy giant posting a surge in profitability, after the company restructured executive pay following a shareholder vote.
Woodside Petroleum says it is considering new facilities at Pluto LNG to distribute the fuel in the Pilbara for mining and marine usage, as the company bounced back from large write-downs to post a sharp rebound in profitability for the first half of the 2017 financial year.
Outgoing Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder has been revealed as successor to Michael Chaney as chairman of energy giant Woodside Petroleum, a week after we was named the next chairman of the AFL.
Woodside Petroleum has officially launched its latest marine craft, taking the opportunity to showcase the newly built platform supply vessel Siem Thiima in Fremantle due to its capacity to use LNG as a fuel.
A currency depreciation and weak market conditions for resources companies have driven net profit after tax down by 42.9 per cent at Henderson-based contractor Civmec.
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Former premier Richard Court has urged producers in Western Australia to become more active to take advantage of the significant export opportunities emerging in Asian markets.
Western Australian businesses contributed nearly $2 million to the two major political parties in the 2016 financial year, according to recently released disclosures, while trade unions gave about $1.1 million directly to the local branch of the Labor Party.
Woodside Petroleum's impending move to its new offices has provided an unexpected visibility and branding boost, with the oil and gas company's logo appearing on two prominent Perth CBD skyscrapers.
Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum achieved a 3 per cent lift in production in calendar 2016, although the company expects output to fall by up to 12 per cent in the year ahead.
Seventeen Perth-based startup organisations have been selected to participate in the KPMG Energise and OzAPP Awards accelerator programs to help grow their businesses.
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Mining entrepreneur Andrew Forrest has made a move into onshore oil and gas, with Squadron Resources, a subsidiary of his Minderoo Group, to explore and develop the Canning Basin in an 80:20 venture with privately owned Goshawk Energy.
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Energy giant Woodside Petroleum says it has completed its $US440 million purchase of ConocoPhillips' stake in an oilfield off the coast of Senegal, despite leaving a contractual dispute with one of the project's partners unresolved.
Chevron has blamed problems at one of its overseas suppliers and inadequate planning for a $US5 billion ($A6.6 billion) blowout in the cost of its Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
Iron ore producers have maintained their dominance over the BNiQ Search Engine Biggest Exporters list, as LNG producers are slow to start up. Click through to see the annual list of the state's biggest exporting companies.
Woodside Petroleum has reported a sharp increase in September quarter sales revenue and production, helped by record volumes at its liquefied natural gas facilities.
Western Australian gas producers shipped 2.2 million tonnes of LNG in September as quarterly exports were up 45 per cent nationally on last year, according to consultancy EnergyQuest.
The Business News index of 30 Western Australian companies outperformed the ASX200 in the September quarter on the back of stronger showings from a handful of miners and contractors.
The share market has closed at its highest level in a month after major oil producers surprisingly agreed to cut production, giving energy and resource stocks a boost.
The Australian share market lost its early morning gains to close at its lowest level since July on concerns about future stimulus programs by central banks.
The Australian share market has slumped to a two-month low as investors dumped stocks from all sectors on fears the US Federal Reserve could hike interest rates this month.
The Australian share market has made some solid gains as the prospect of an interest rate hike in the US in September was pared back following some weaker-than-expected US jobs figures on Friday night.
A group of Perth executives led by lawyer Damien Criddle and former Woodside Petroleum director Rob Cole is due to launch the world's first trading platform for liquefied natural gas next month.
Energy giant Woodside Petroleum has entered into an agreement to buy half of BHP Billiton's stake in the Scarborough offshore gas fields in the Carnarvon Basin for up to $US400 million ($A528 million).
The Australian share market has opened lower, hurt by losses across the board following a disappointing session on Wall Street and a rally in the US dollar.
Civil contractor and mining services company SRG Limited says it is well positioned for further growth on the back of recent contract wins, after booking a 52 per cent lift in net profit in the 201
Costs would need to come down a further 25 per cent to breakeven at around $US40 per barrel of oil for the Browse LNG project to proceed, according to Woodside Petroleum managing director Peter Coleman.
Subiaco-based software company K2fly has kicked off its national roadshow in the hopes of raising up to $5 million before a backdoor listing on the ASX, despite a recent shift in market sentiment.
