Tap Oil says it will farm-out interests in some of its projects in order to boost its forward cash flow while it cuts its 2009 exploration expenditure by 65 per cent on the back of lower oil prices.
West Perth-based Target Energy has pointed to suitor Advance Energy's operational viability as it advises shareholders to take no action on a takeover bid.
Uranium play Wildhorse Energy has moved to reduce the size of its board as part of its strategic review with director Craig Burton taking over from chairman Mark Hughes who has decided to step down.
Union Resources says it has secured a $4 million underwriting deal for a proposed rights issue with funds to support its takeover bid for Bonaparte Diamond Mines.
Judge slams deception by Hardie board; Fortescue ships out; Property group's earnings slashed; St Barbara shares plunge on production cuts, cost blowouts; Gindalbie boss 'embarrassed' over project approvals delay
Belmont-based Paladio Group has halted its national expansion plans to re-focuse on WA as former Multiplex director Geoff Allen and BOOM Logistics founder Bill Healy join the board.
More than 10,000 businesses in Western Australia are at a higher risk of experiencing financial distress within the next 12 months, a Dun & Bradstreet report shows.
The long wait for environmental approvals for the $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture has prompted Gindalbie Metals chairman George Jones to call the situation "embarrassing".
Science and Innovation Minister Troy Buswell has urged the federal government to upgrade the broadband link between Perth and Geraldton to enhance the state's chances of winning the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array project.
Perth-based CityView Corporation says it will use the $14 million owed to it by Fortitude Minerals to buy an interest in a coal operation in South Africa.
The federal government's business investment stimulus is finally paying dividends with sales of new commercial vehicles in Western Australia rising 6 per cent in March, new figures show.
An understanding of core strengths and a simple business model are some of the tips the state's fastest growing companies say have helped them through a turbulent 2008, a new report has found.
Gold miner Newcrest Mining says it will not achieve its $25 million cost reduction target at the Telfer mine in WA due to slower natural attrition of the workforce and maintenance costs.
Debt-laden agribusiness investment firm Timbercorp has today appointed voluntary administrators, prompting concern for the managed investment scheme sector.
Global rebound 'next year' - IMF; PM to raid nation's reserves; Rio's China deal will save jobs; Renewed talk for BHP bid for rival; Stokes sees $500m Telstra stake as 'safe investment'
PERTH-BASED oil and gas explorer Buru Energy has unveiled a $41 million takeover bid by a company linked to its chairman, which has proposed to fund the offer out of Buru's cash reserves.
MINER Mount Gibson Iron has emerged from a difficult December quarter to post a healthy start to 2009 despite the ongoing uncertainty in the iron ore market.
THE state government has launched two initiatives to boost apprenticeships and training, but the opposition says the government's plans are short-sighted and inadequate.
THE computer games industry is burgeoning, with recent figures from market analysts in the US quoting double-digit year-on-year growth, while a similar trend in Europe has continued developments that have been ongoing for several years.
ONLY 55 per cent of directors agree that their chief executive officer's remuneration package is appropriate, according to an Insync Surveys and Board Benchmarking study on remuneration.
RECOGNISED as the most concentrated form of wealth on earth, the extremely rare pink diamond is one ultra high-end niche business that appears to be defying global commodity trends.
A CLOSE reading of last week's historic $53 million settlement between failed miner Sons of Gwalia's administrators and its former directors indicates that the final payout may be less than the headline figure.
