Mark Beyer

Sino Gas & Energy Holdings has reported an increase in reserves and resources for its production sharing contracts in China.

Alumina producer Alcoa of Australia has revealed it's cutting dozens of jobs from its local operations and pushing all of its contractors to slash their rates by 12 per cent.

Nothing beats real-life examples to illustrate the costly and debilitating effect of the bureaucratic process.

Macmahon Holdings has written to shareholders urging them to vote in favour of the company's remuneration report, to ensure it does not incur a ‘second strike'.

Broome Port Authority has secured Royalties for Regions funding for an upgrade that will bolster its ability to compete with Darwin as a supply base for offshore oil and gas projects.

Property developer Paul Blackburne is finalising plans for a major apartment development in Swanbourne, after completing the purchase of a site on Alfred Road.

Pay cuts, some up to 50 per cent, were the order of the day in the Business News quarterly CEO salary survey, but not all companies have been on trend.

The strong growth in RCR Tomlinson's share price has delivered windfall gains for chief executive Paul Dalgleish, who exercised another batch of share options today.

The proportion of resources sector workers in Western Australia using fly-in, fly-out work practices has increased to 55 per cent, a new study has estimated.

The search for growth industries beyond mining is a perennial topic of debate in Australia.

The Brian Gilberston-led Jupiter Mines plans to seek a delisting of its shares from the Australian Securities Exchange, after its major shareholder lifted its stake in the business.

The sale of 16 private businesses worth an estimated $500 million helped to sustain activity in what was otherwise a depressed market for mergers and acquisitions in the September quarter in Western Australia.

Western Australia's payroll tax system is one of the most onerous in the country, according to a review by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has advocated major reform of transfer duties and payroll tax.

It will be fascinating to see where Economic Regulation Authority chairman Lyndon Rowe takes his inquiry into micro-economic reform.

Sandy MacKellar and Chris Glass's counter-cyclical approach to property investing has delivered high returns during the past 20 years.

The Fremantle Dockers' on-field success has delivered a pay-day for its supporters and corporate sponsors.

The state government was caught by surprise last week when ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut Western Australia's long-term rating from AAA to AA+.

UGL has selected former UWA graduate and Clough executive Russell Waugh to lead its engineering business, which is set to become a listed company in its own right following a demerger.

WA has long been known for its high potential for onshore gas; Buru Energy is getting closer to turning that into reality.

Forge Group has lost a $290 million contract after Chinese-controlled miner MMG ceased work at its Dugald River project in Queensland.

Mermaid Marine is a good barometer of activity in Western Australia's oil and gas sector and the company is looking for ways to diversify, including internationally.

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.

With our state government battling to deal with its growing financial problems and a new federal government working with a blank canvas, it's instructive to look again at the model provided by Infr

A new drilling contractor in WA's onshore oil and gas sector has outlined plans to expand its fleet, with backing from a heavyweight US investor.

Brockman Mining would need to pay between 55 cents and $2.04 per tonne if it gains access to Fortescue Metals Group's Pilbara railway, following a ruling by the state's Economic Regulation Authorit

The certainty and stability that business craves from Canberra may not be delivered.

The dispute over access to Fortescue Metals Group's Pilbara rail line appears destined for arbitration after Economic Regulation Authority chairman Lyndon Rowe said there was little his agency coul

Status quo was the election headline in Western Australia - but there will still be several new voices on the state's political stage.

After a grim six months, Western Australia's gold mining sector is showing signs of flickering back to life.

Iron Ore Holdings has struck its fifth deal in the past 18 months, agreeing to sell its North Marillana tenements to private company Maiden Iron.

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

Mutiny Gold has cut 32 per cent off the capital cost of its Deflector project as it seeks to revive interest in the development two weeks after its major funding partner walked away.