News Articles for BHP

The recent publication of two listings of influential business leaders provided food for thought about the growing international influence on Western Australia.

Western Australia's domestic gas production has recorded its first significant quarterly growth since 2008, helped by the opening of BHP Billiton's $1.5 billion Macedon project.

BHP Billiton's annual meeting in Perth today resembled a debate on climate change, with chairman Jac Nasser expressing frustration that the company's achievements in that field were not being recognised.

The lines defining management consulting are becoming increasingly blurred as the sector adapts to a leaner market.

Struggling engineering contractor VDM Group has unveiled a recapitalisation proposal that involves some of its creditors being paid in shares, and warned the company may be placed in administration if the package does not proceed.

A council representing industry heavyweights including BHP Billiton and Alcoa has thrown its support behind the City of Kwinana's proposal to take over part of the City of Cockburn and assume responsibility for the Kwinana industrial strip.

Chinese interest in Australian property and resources may be in the spotlight, but Japan still has a significant foothold, particularly in WA.

A major reform package for Western Australia's ports will take away the entitlement of major port customers to a seat on the port authority boards, and allow the ports to operate 24 hours a day.

Former federal resources minister Martin Ferguson has joined the board of trustees of the University of Western Australia's Energy and Minerals Institute.

The value of Western Australia's resources industry has fallen slightly from last year's record level, but has still topped $100 billion for the third consecutive year.

Business News' annual export review charts the state's reliance on a handful of major companies and commodities, despite the emergence of new players.

Former BHP Billiton Petroleum chief executive Michael Yeager has been appointed as chief executive and chairman of US-focused Maverick Drilling and Exploration.

Colin Barnett will surely take a consultative approach when it comes to a review of state mining royalties.

DESIGN and architecture tour Open House Perth returns for a second season in the first week of November after a successful inaugural event last year.

An array of large and small projects will push WA's petroleum production to 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day for the first time next year.

The Russians and their Ukrainian friends are going home, but before anybody cheers there's a reason for the exit – the declining appeal of investing in Western Australia, especially its nickel indu

Perth ‘cashbox' Core Services Group has shown how hard it can be to complete a deal in the current market, announcing today a third iteration of its plan to buy a business that is already part-owne

Global food markets don't always behave as might be expected, particularly in China, where the government plays such a dominant role.

Western Australia's uranium explorers are in somewhat of a holding pattern as they wait for a significant lift in prices for the controversial commodity.

Mining industry pundits bemoaning the end of the ‘boom' will be pleasantly surprised to know that up to a dozen major projects could go ahead over the coming year.

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Rudd support sinks to record low

The Perth arm of charity Ronald McDonald House has done a better job than most listed companies in a tight capital market, topping its $20 million campaign goal well ahead of schedule.

Business News video update for Friday July 26. Shanna Crispin reports. Kevin Rudd visits WA. Rental growth outperforms home values. Kalgoorlie Mining Company takeover nears completion and more.

When the chief executive of an ASX-listed company is getting paid an annual salary of only $110,000, it's a sure sign that money is tight. But not for all, as Business News' quarterly CEO salary survey reveals.

A slowdown in the mining sector could have positive flow-on effects for employers in other industries, Business News' annual survey of the state's 100 largest employers has found.

Perth-based engineering services provider Calibre Group has been awarded $60 million worth of rail and mine project contracts with iron ore giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

Rio Tinto has boosted its global iron ore production to a record level during the June 2013 quarter, as it reviews new options to achieve its growth target at its Pilbara operations. Rio has also disclosed the high cost of a legal dispute with Gina Rinehart's company Hancock Prospecting.

The new-found restraint characterising chief executive salaries has not extended to Kerry Stokes' Seven Group Holdings, which has announced that new boss Don Voelte could earn $7.2 million each yea

Peter Blackburn had to dig deep to turn his 'great idea' into a successful business.

Major investments in Latin America by some of the world's biggest miners have provided a number of mining services companies with the opportunity to get a toehold in the region.

The two big mining contractors that dominate the underground sector have very different recent histories, but face similar challenges.

Mike Spreadborough has joined Sandfire Resources as chief operating officer, commencing in August.

Stewart Gallagher has replaced Ben Coetzer as general manager of North West Shelf Gas, the domestic gas marketing agency for the North West Shelf Venture oil & gas joint venture between Woodsid

Engineering firms exposed to mining are going through a tough patch but prospects are much better for those like Technip and Clough in the oil & gas sector.