Santos Ltd and its joint venture partner Apache Energy have today announced the go-ahead for the $842 million Reindeer project, which involves development of an offshore gas field and construction of a gas plant south of Dampier.
BHP Billiton's petroleum arm is expecting double digit volume growth for the next four or five years following flat production volumes over the last two fiscal years, the company said today.
West Perth-based Atlas Iron Ltd has obtained a 19.9% interest in emerging iron ore explorer Warwick Resources Ltd, acquiring shares in Warwick at 0.23 cents via a share placement and off market purchase for a consideration of approximately $4.3 million.
West Perth-based African Energy Resources (Guernsey) Ltd has announced the completion of a private placement to raise $4.5 million, through shares issued at 0.27 cents, to fund ongoing feasibility studies on the Chirundu Uranium project in Zambia.
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Lead miner Magellan Metals Pty Ltd has responded to criticism of its role in cleaning up lead contamination in Esperance by asserting that the Esperance Port Authority should take the lead role.
The state government has announced plans to turn High Street in East Fremantle into a four-lane divided road, the latest step in its efforts to cope with heavy truck movements to and from Fremantle port.
The state government plans to introduce a $780 million subsidy scheme to limit increase in electricity prices, after rejecting a recommendation to lift prices by about 60 per cent over two years.
Redcliff- based construction services group, Global Construction Services Ltd has today announced a revised full year net profit forecast of $9.5 million for the year to 30 June 2008.
Shares in takeover target Golden West Resources Ltd have soared over 70 per cent after it was revealed iron ore mining company Portman Ltd had acquired a 10 per cent stake while its bidder Fairstar Resources discloses its position in the Opes Prime saga.
Western Power today announced a new alliance agreement with Downer EDI Engineering and Tenix Alliance which will provide Western Power, with resources for the future transmission and distribution infrastructure of its south-west interconnected system.
One of Australia's most senior mining lobbyists says the nation's gold sector cannot ignore the range of high profile issues facing it or put at risk their social licence to operate.
Total Staffing Solutions Ltd's offshore division has signed an agreement to acquire Perth-based CFM Global for $2 million which includes an agency supply agreement for sourcing skilled international labour.
The Len Buckeridge-backed James Point Pty Ltd has signalled its intention to press ahead with a private port in Cockburn Sound, appointing two high profile players from the sector to head the company.
Perth-based engineering and construction company Clough Ltd has been awarded a $200 million joint venture contract to build the LNG jetty berth for Woodside's Pluto LNG project in the Pilbara.
West Perth-based office equipment financing company ThinkSmart Ltd has announced the extension of its PC World and PC City contracts in UK and Europe to the end of 2013.
West Perth-based Marengo Mining Limited has filed its final prospectus to raise A$9.1 million, in the Canadian market, which will be used to fund a definitive feasibility study on its wholly-owned Yandera copper molybdenum project in Papua New Guinea.
Small companies listed on the Australian stock exchange today continued to reveal details of their exposure to the collapse of stockbroker Opes Prime, including Perth-based Blackham Resources, Hodges Resources, Catalyst Metal and Conquest Mining.
Western Australia’s resources boom may be the powerhouse of the national economy, but that is not reflected in the participants in the federal government’s Australia 2020 Summit.
The Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) has passed a significant milestone, with the total amount of private sector support for the arts it has generated and facilitated passing $20 million.
The starter’s gun has been fired for reinvestment in university education as our leaner and hungrier tertiary institutions prepare for the new federal landscape.
In a world of increasing specialisation it’s perhaps no surprise that there’s a high-end market niche developing for one of our society’s most ubiquitous products – milk.
Popular Leederville Indian restaurant, Latasha’s Place, is moving on from its current concept of dining in/ take away eatery to start a cooking studio-cum-deli-cum-take away venue, to be called Latasha’s Kitchen.
Como-based mining company, Aquila Resources Ltd, could be the target of takeover activity by its joint venture partner, private equity group AMCI, following recent share acquisitions in Aquila and three related iron ore explorers.
African mahogany plantation manager Kimberley Timber Corporation Ltd is gearing up for an initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange with a pre-IPO raising of between $1 million and $3 million.
WEST Perth-based ComputerCORP Ltd has reached an agreement to buy Queensland IT firm Coretech for up to $4.2 million in staged cash and share payments over two years.
