Yara Pilbara and Engie have received a $1 million boost for a planned renewable hydrogen project from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, but Western Australia will not be involved in the establishment of a new Australian Hydrogen Centre.
A joint venture between diversified engineering consultancy Calibre Group and indigenous company Tocomwall has been contracted by the state government to develop a monitoring program for the Aboriginal rock art on Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula).
A Peppermint Grove property once home to the infamous ‘Taj on Swan' is set to go under the hammer, with the owners recently engaging Sotheby's International Realty to run a global sales campaign.
The state government should pay for a slice of the environmental approval costs and release more freehold land in the Pilbara to encourage the growth of agribusiness in the region, according to spe
A chemical plant making an ingredient for explosives in the Pilbara is an example of Western Australia's economic diversity, according to Premier Colin Barnett, who predicted manufacturing would undergo growth in the state despite its years of lagging on the east coast.
Norwegian company Yara International has moved to full ownership of the giant ammonia plant built by Pankaj Oswal in the Pilbara, paying a price that reflects the expected impact of higher gas prices in future.
Downer has terminated its contract with Spanish construction company Tecnicas Reunidas on the Burrup ammonium nitrate project, joining a string of contractors to be hit by contractual disputes on big projects over the past year.
Macquarie Capital and Brookfield Asset Management have agreed to buy Apache Corporation's Australian oil and gas operations for $US2.1 billion ($A2.7 billion), with the deal underpinned by a long-term gas sale agreement with Alcoa.
