The state government has unveiled its first action plan for carbon capture and storage in Western Australia, including investing $26 million towards two projects.
The state opposition lashed the politicisation of the state's energy future, ahead of Premier Roger Cook's new domestic gas policy for onshore producers announced today.
State parliament has been told there is no 'magic pudding' to protect the interests of all parties in the state's gas network, after a long-awaited report on the sector was tabled today.
Western Australia's domestic gas policy settings require serious government intervention to protect industry, according to the interim report from the state's inquiry into the matter.
The state government has banned onshore gas developments in the Perth Basin from exporting LNG, in a win for local buyers of gas but a potential blow for developers.
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Chevron has announced its Wheatstone domestic gas plant is ready to begin regular supply, two months after successful test flows into the market and two years after the first LNG shipment.
