The Clontarf Foundation has announced a partnership with the Australian Gas Technology Conference & Exhibition to encourage more indigenous students to consider a career in oil and gas.
Centaurus Metals has completed a $26.2 million equity raising, with major shareholder Atlas Iron maintaining its 19.85 stake in the Brazil-focused iron ore miner and a US-based resources inve
Construction giant Leighton Holdings has sold its Thiess Waste Management to international water and environmental services company Remondis AG & Co KG for $218 million.
Shares in Iluka Resources have plunged to 18-month lows after the mineral sands miner surprised the market with a sales downgrade and dire short-term outlook for the global economy.
Engineering company Calibre Group has commenced marketing a $75 million initial public offering, the largest of the year, at a price that reflects the downturn in the stockmarket over the past quar
China-backed iron ore miners in the Mid West are preparing to join forces to develop a port and rail link to Oakajee if the current proposal by Oakajee Port and Rail fails to proceed.
Saudi Arabian-based engineering contractor NSH Corporation set up shop in Perth today and announced plans to provide services to the oil and gas sector, including the use of foreign labour to shore
The owners of the Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas (APLNG) project in Queensland have made a final commitment to add a second LNG train to the $23 billion project.
Maintenance and construction company Transfield Services has won new contracts in the United States, New Zealand and Western Australia totalling $200 million.
The state government has committed $20 million in Royalties for Regions funding to support the redevelopment of student accommodation at Agricola College in Kalgoorlie.
Mutiny Gold looks set to forge ahead with developing its Deflector deposit in the mid-west following positive results from a bankable feasibility study.
Woodside Petroleum says it has received the all-clear to sell part of its stake in the Browse gas project to Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsui & Co.
Mining and materials group OneSteel has officially kissed goodbye to its name and said it is on track to deliver a positive earnings result for its steel operations.
Managing the completion of road, rail and port projects in the resources sector is critical to Australia retaining its share of the commodity exports market, a government report says.
Incitec Pivot has appointed Paul Brasher as chairman of the fertiliser and explosives maker.Mr Brasher, a former chairman of accounting firm PwC, replaces John Watson in the top role.
Altona Mining has commenced discussions with Xstrata over the price of a 51 per cent interest in the Roseby copper project near Mt Isa in Queensland, after the international mining giant exercised
Gold miner Reed Resources has announced further changes to its board, with executive chairman David Reed stepping back into a non-executive role and Ian Junk and Peter Collins retiring from the boa
St Barbara and Allied Gold have unveiled a merger plan aimed at creating an international gold producer and explorer with a market capitalisation of more than $1 billion.
A federal-state government rescue package of more than $40 million will keep Alcoa's Victorian smelter open for at least another two years and most of its workforce in a job.
One day before it was due to be released, Environment Minister Bill Marmion has announced that he is seeking legal advice on the Environmental Protection Authority’s report into the proposed gas hu
Caltex Australia, which is pondering closing its refining operations, expects its first half profit to rise by as much as 81 per cent per cent due to higher refinery production.
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest has purchased another $43 million worth of shares in the iron ore miner, taking his total spend on FMG stock this week over $100 million.
The Metallurgical Corporation of China has been ordered to set aside $80 million owed to Cape Lambert Resources over the sale of a Pilbara magnetite project in 2008.
Brookfield Multiplex’s engineering and infrastructure division has won a $190 million contract to build an accommodation village at Hancock Prospecting’s Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
