Susan Bower

A BREAK-UP of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been canvassed by Federal Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources Ian Mac-farlane, who advocates the separation of regulation and consumer protection powers.Mr Macfarlane was s...

A CONSOLIDATION of charter services to offshore oil and gas operations has led to more than $20 million in savings for the companies involved.Five years ago, five helicopters, perhaps half full, would take off from Karratha in the morning and head ou...

WHEN Chevron, Texaco and Caltex merged in October 2001 they created the world’s fourth largest energy company – a company that last week reported operating earnings of $US1.237 billion for the September quarter, and a net loss of $US904 million.

WA’S gas access regulator has extended the period for public submissions on proposed access arrangements for the Dampier to Bunbury gas pipeline for a second time.Pipeline owner Epic Energy confirmed this week it had requested a further extension.

THREE years ago Simcoa Operations was in big trouble with the WA Forest Alliance, the Conservation Council of WA, Greens WA and numerous koala-suited protesters.

RIO Tinto is in the process of deconstructing its iron ore processing test plant at Kwinana, ahead of plans for a commercial 800,000-tonnes-a-year processing facility.

WD Moore & Co has followed up last month’s win in the State’s Family Business Awards with a national Fourth Generation FBA award.

PRODUCT and services provider to the petroleum and energy industries, Halliburton Energy Services, is delivering an initiative that has little to do with drill bits and filters.

Venture capitalist group Carnegie Corporation’s latest resources deal is expected to deliver healthy cash-flow to support the company’s other projects.