West Perth-based Oilex has entered into a farm in agreement with Apache Northwest to allow Apache to take a 40 per cent stake in the WA-388-P gas permit in the North West Shelf.
Perth Zoo has been named Western Australia's top tourism attraction, ahead of Rottnest Island and The Bell Tower, at this year's Western Australian Tourism Awards.
The Association of Mining and Exploration has welcomed an announcement by the federal government to extend the exemption from the fringe benefits tax to fly-in/fly-out employees working overseas.
The operator of the Domino's Pizza franchise in Morley has been fined $600 for failing to pay an 18 year-old employee more than $1,500 in pay and entitlements.
Murchison Metals has signed a $US100 million Bridge Finance Facility to fund its share of the Bankable Feasibility Study for the Jack Hills and Oakajee Port and Rail projects.
Breakaway Resources has announced plans to raise $3.5 million via a share purchase plan to underpin new drilling and exploration programs at its flagship nickel sulphide projects in WA and copper projects in Queensland.
Path Transit has lost two bus contracts after the Public Transport Authority announced that Swan Transit and Southern Coast Transit were the preferred tenderers for two northern suburbs bus regions.
Premier Colin Barnett has introduced amended legislation into state parliament to implement the royalty agreement struck with BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto in June.
Former Treasurer Troy Buswell has been accused of giving misleading information to a Parliamentary Committee about the tabling of several government agency annual reports.
BHP Billiton has launched legal action against Chinese takeover target FerrAus in the WA Supreme Court to stop FerrAus appointing an independent expert to determine the terms of a rail haulage agreement.
Heritage Minister John Castrilli wants the penalties for illegal demolition and unauthorised development of property under the Heritage and Planning Acts to be increased to up to $1 million.
iiNet has admitted its corporate governance processes failed when the internet service provider failed to advise the Australian Securities Exchange of a change in directors interest within five working days.
Apartment developer Finbar Group has reached a joint venture agreement with Heyspring International to build 190 new residential apartments in East Perth.
BCD Resources, the owner of Tasmania's Beaconsfield gold mine, has found a consortium of shareholders and lenders to provide the company between $6 million and $10 million to stave off administration again.
South Korea's GS Engineering and Construction says it has won a $2.96 billion order to build Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers Collie urea fertiliser plant.
BHP Billiton has approved a further $US635 million of capital spending for two expansion projects it is proceeding with at its Pilbara iron ore operations.
West Australian Newspapers has announced an after tax trading profit of $23.5 million for the first quarter of 2011, up 2.6 per cent on the previous corresponding period.
Centro Properties Group, which owns 19 shopping centres in WA, says the competitive market process it's initiated to determine the group's future might result in any of a range of results, ranging from asset sales to change of control of the group.
Perth has the most expensive office space in the Pacific region, despite a fall in office rentals, according to the CB Richard Ellis' semi-annual Global Office Rents survey.
Como-based Medusa Mining is set to spend $80 million on the construction of a new treatment plant and associated infrastructure at its Co-O project in the Philippines.
