Things looked good for resources floats earlier in the year, but some companies which planned July/August floats have faced sinking prospects in recent weeks.
THE signing this month of an 18-year contract for Burns and Roe Worley to supply gas-fired power to Esperance has strengthened the attraction of a proposal by United Utilities Australia to pump desalinated seawater from Esperance to the Goldfields.
An Access Economics report has concluded that the speed at which competition comes into generation is the key to the success of a reformed electricity market in WA and hence a linchpin for securing investment projects.
AGAINST a backdrop of daily talk around numerous proposed pipeline developments, industry players and organisations are positioning themselves to respond to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s draft for greenfields
SOME straight talking ahead of next month’s World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg has highlighted the concerns of some in the State’s mining community.
THE significance of AlintaGas’ latest announcement on the company’s intended move into electricity retailing will not be lost on either the State Government or Western Power.
WOODSIDE Australian Energy’s sustainable energy subsidiary, Metasource, has undergone major changes since its launch just more than 12 months ago.Not only has there been a change in managing director, there’s also been a shift in focus.
THE WA Law Society’s Quality Practice Standard program is growing in popularity with more than one fifth of the profession receiving accreditation since its launch in 1996.
Timing can be everything. Oroya Mining has made it work in its favour with some industry nous, but has also had to do some quick manoeuvring when its timing has spelt potential disaster.
BP Australasia regional president Greg Bourne has often been called on to defend his company, sometimes in good humoured exchanges with friends, other times in more serious forums.
POSITIONING the firm for an elevated profile, the board of local stockbroking and corporate services group DJ Carmichael & Co has voted in a new managing director, its second in a year.
PERTH Basin developments in the next few months are expected to add to the pool of companies looking at generating electricity in a reformed WA market.
Following the successful recapitalisation and relisting of Avon Resources earlier this year, Australian Heritage Group Limited is now eyeing off Asia Multi-Foods & Oils (Australia) Limited.
ANDERSEN Australia had barely moved in with Ernst & Young this week when well-known former Andersen tax partner, Keith Johns, opened his doors in West Perth.
AS WA-registered Aquarius Platinum makes final preparations to present its South African interests to the Alternative Investment Market in London, Perth-based Platinum Australia is nearly ready to start up a suburban pilot plant.
PHILLIPS Petroleum’s consolidation of its Perth staff into a new West Perth building at the end of the year highlights Perth’s attraction as a major Australian oil and gas service centre.
