News Articles for Keith Spence

This week's board moves include Stephanie Yuan, John He, Susan Park, Andrew Bickley, Jared Jacob, Stephen Stone, Julito Sarmiento, Elisha Civil, John Arbuckle, Jay Stephenson, John Borshoff, Craig Barnes, Chris Salisbury, Michael Brown, Keith Spence, XiaoPing Yang, Nathan Douglas, Shawn Tilley, Daniel Raihani, Jacob Thamage, William Belbin, Craig McNab, Amanda Burgess, Matt Shackleton, Catherine Lynch, Kenneth Hall, Brady Hall.

Struggling nickel and lithium producer IGO has flagged a major board restructure, with chairman Michael Nossal and other directors planning to retire as part of a downsizing.

Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has declared he has no plans to leave the job anytime soon, while calling for sensible policy in the energy transition.

A campaign by activist shareholders to vote down the re-election of Santos chair Keith Spence fell flat at the company's annual general meeting today.

Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has scrapped his short-lived plan to join the board of Mineral Resources, leaving him with a dented reputation.

Perth company Mineral Resources has announced a surprise addition to its board of directors with the recruitment of Santos boss Kevin Gallagher.

Our board moves wrap includes Michael Stirzaker, Keith Spence, Colin Bwye, Brian Thomas, Jessica O'Neil, Paul Evans, and Sara Kelly.

Santos and Oil Search have struck an agreement to merge their businesses through an all-scrip deal worth $21 billion.

Former Woodside Petroleum executive Keith Spence has resigned as a director of Oil Search to join rival oil and gas producer Santos as chairman.

Two petroleum industry executives with a strong Perth connection have struck a deal that will see Oil Search boost liquefied natural gas development in Papua New Guinea, after negotiating a $US2.2 billion ($A3 billion) deal to buy InterOil.

Energy giant Woodside Petroleum is considering growth opportunities in Papua New Guinea, announcing today it was evaluating a takeover offer for Oil Search through an all-scrip deal valued at more than $11 billion.

Big energy companies are fairly well prepared for the next wave of LNG projects coming into production, according to industry executive Keith Spence, but they need to stay focused on training to ensure a good supply of skilled workers is on tap.

A nearly $50 million national research facility opened in Perth yesterday is set to further define Western Australia's place in the world as a resources hub, but has its work cut out for it convincing the public of its benefits according to industry leaders.

Board changes

Synergy chairman Lyndon Rowe is confident Synergy's new board, which was boosted today with the addition of three members, will operate harmoniously.

The head of the Economic Regulation Authority Lyndon Rowe has been appointed full-time chairman of Synergy.

Departing Synergy board member Keith Spence has told Business News the merger of Synergy and Verve had already delivered $70 million in savings.

Energy Minister Mike Nahan has confirmed the resignation of Michael Smith from the board of electricity retailer Synergy, a departure which coincided with the exit of three other board members.

FEATURE: The state's premier oil and gas training institute has joined forces with Northern Territory-based Charles Darwin University in the search for a training provider to tackle a looming oil and gas skills shortage.

The resources sector will struggle to find enough skilled workers to drive production on the LNG plants expected to come on-stream in the next few years.

South African engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts has made a $430 million offer to win full control of Perth-based Clough, in which it already holds more than 60 per cent of the

The state government has set January 1 next year as the date for energy utilities Verve and Synergy to commence trading as one entity, after announcing that Michael Smith would be chair of a new bo

With industry connections that would be the envy of any university, the Australian Institute of Management Western Australia has become a large and commercially successful business.

THE landscape has changed for Western Australians who want to be on the boards of national companies, according to some of the state's leading directors.

WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.

Woodside Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woodside Petroleum Ltd, has appointed former chief operating officer Keith Spence to the new position of director, enterprise capability.