WESTERN Australian miners are gearing to fight off attack from two sides, as both state and federal governments consider drastic changes to the way royalties on mineral production are calculated.
A $40 million junior Pilbara miner has provided the latest flash point in the growing battle for new sources of manganese amid resurgent global demand.
A STATE parliamentary committee has confirmed the engineering sector’s worst fears about the state’s failure to capitalise on the booming LNG sector and become a global centre for high-level LNG engineering design.
EFFORTS to salvage Rick Stowe’s failed Griffin coal and power businesses have slowed as administrators weigh up the appointment of advisers to manage the sales process.
The state's Environmental Protection Authority has recommended conditional approval of its third coal-fired power station this week, giving a preliminary nod to Aviva Corporation's proposed 450 megawatt Coolimba power station near Eneabba.
Premier Colin Barnett has again raised the possibility of a future re-merger of state electricity generator Verve Energy with retailer Synergy if other measures to reduce structural costs unfairly borne by Verve prove unsuccessful.
The head of the Department of State Development today said the $678 million in state and federal funds committed to the $4 billion Oakajee deepwater port project could change.
The long-simmering feud between gas suppliers and WA’s biggest gas buyers has been reignited by Woodside Petroleum chief Don Voelte’s celebration of a new price benchmark for domestic gas sales.
The Neil Hamilton-chaired company Miclyn Express Offshore will take a controlling stake in Fremantle-based Samson Maritime as a platform to break into WA's booming North West oil and gas sector.
A federal push to establish a national oil and gas regulator has been deferred until the completion of the inquiry into last year's devastating Montara oil spill.
Western Australia's Chamber of Minerals and Energy has hit back at Premier Colin Barnett's jibe that WA miners were "under-taxed", and called for urgent consultation with industry before any move to hike royalty rates.
The head of leading engineering group WorleyParsons, John Grill, today called for a fresh debate about the use of nuclear power in Australia, saying energy security and sustainability would be the defining issue of the coming decade.
Kerry Stokes’ planned merger of the Seven Network with his giant WesTrac mining services arm is designed to make it the first choice of investors wanting low-risk direct exposure to the China story.
FORMER Hardman Resources chief Simon Potter has taken up a position at leading Queensland LNG proponent Arrow Energy to run its international arm and steer its partial float later this year.
Woodside Petroleum boss Don Voelte has given a subtle warning to major domestic gas customers, such as Alcoa, that the days of cheap gas are over following Woodside's landmark price settlement with Alinta.
FOREIGN bidders have begun snatching even minor fabrication contracts for the $43 billion Gorgon LNG project as Australian workshops are priced out of the market by the strong dollar and undercutting by their overseas rivals.
The Browse LNG joint venture partners’ approval of James Price Point as the site of their proposed gas plant has reignited debate on the scale of future development in the Kimberley.
