Perth-based Otto Energy has announced BHP Billiton has entered a farm in deal for a prospective oil target owned by Otto off the Philippines island of Palawan.
The Pilbara, Kimberley and Wheatbelt regions have been identified as the state's regional industrial land hotspots, according to a new survey conducted by LandCorp.
Sundance Resources and Legend Mining have announced an agreement to evaluate sharing rail and port infrastructure under construction as part of the Mbalam iron ore project on the Cameroon and Congo border.
The state's peak business body says workforce development initiatives unveiled in the federal budget will fall short of meeting the needs of Western Australian employers.
The state government has flagged a new hotel as one of the first developments forming part of the Perth City Link, as demolition begins at the Perth Entertainment Centre.
Struggling Perth-based scooter retailer Vmoto has received a $2.9 million increase in its operating finance facility with its local bank in Nanjing, China.
Balcatta-based engine technology firm Orbital Corp's shares have jumped after it announced it had begun production level supply of its new generation LPG fuel systems to Ford Australia.
Mineral Resources says it will spend $44 million to upgrade facilities at Fremantle Port Authority's Kwinana Bulk Terminal, as part of an agreement that has secured the miner 4.4 million tonnes of annual export capacity.
Jupiter Mines has announced a new-look senior management team, spearheaded by former Portman Mining and Cliffs Natural Resources boss Richard Mehan as managing director.
The central bank has made it clear a rate rise is expected in the second half of 2011 after lifting its inflation forecasts for the next two years, economists say.
