PERTH is emerging as the gateway for international service and maintenance firms in the oil and gas sector, with many strategically positioning themselves here for the expected boom in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region.
MAJOR opportunities exist for local engineering, procurement, construction and management companies to take advantage of the billions of dollars worth of LNG and oil projects planned for construction in Australia.
PUNISHING work schedules and unrealistic timeframes are pressuring oil and gas companies to hire inexperienced workers, the oil and gas forum has heard.
Barclays PLC confirmed Tuesday that it is interested in acquiring some assets of Lehman Brothers, the investment bank that collapsed after Barclays dropped out of merger talks.
The WA Labor party will meet today for the first time since the state election to discuss the possibility of forming an alliance with the National Party.
The growth of state's iron ore province in the Mid West has been a lot slower than many companies had predicted, with some of the massive projects set to change the face of the region yet to get under way.
Rising energy, steel and labour costs, and the added burden of investors snubbing the industry has led to a spate of casualties in the gold sector in recent years.
The iron ore, nickel and gas sectors have grown to dominate new investment in Western Australia's resources sector, but there continues to be substantial investment in other mineral sectors across the state.
Mention the YMCA to many people and they'll think of the 1979 hit song by the Village People, which at face value extols the virtues of the Young Men's Christian Association.
Marine building contractor McDermott Industries Australia has been cleared of allegations relating to unlawfully underpaying foreign workers on a gas pipeline project 130 kilometres off the coast of Karratha.
Perth businessman Warren Anderson has been named as a key player in the collapse of fuel pill company Firepower, which left its shareholders millions of dollars out of pocket.
Maddington-based civil contractor Brierty Ltd has signed a letter of intent with iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group for further major earthworks at its port development at Port Hedland in the Pilbara.
A record 170 athletes will represent Australia at the 13th Paralympic Games in Beijing this month, up from the 160-strong team that went to Athens in 2004.
West Perth-based Automotive Holdings Group Ltd has reported a record underlying net profit for 2007-08 on the back of a 4 per cent increase in new vehicle sales.
The state's major political parties go to the polls this Saturday with very different election promises for Western Australia's businesses and industry.
