Pilbara on brink of industrial war; Barnett ponders power synergy; $6bn Western Power upgrade in doubt; States file 'weak' $235bn project wish-list; HBOS loses $1.1bn on BankWest as Commonwealth takes cake
Perth-based Incremental Petroleum Ltd today dismissed suggestions by Cooper Energy Ltd that it has insufficient cash to fund its growth strategy as "scare mongering".
The owner of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline anticipates construction work as part of the next stage of its $700 million expansion plans, will begin early next year.
Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd has offered a board position to disgruntled shareholder Power United as the dispute, which involved court injunctions, is settled.
State opposition leader Eric Ripper says the state runs the risk of higher electricity prices if Premier Colin Barnett pushes ahead with the re-amalgamation of Verve Energy and Synergy.
South-Perth based Cooper Energy Ltd chairman Laurie Shervington today said KPMG's valuation of its hostile takeover target Incremental Petroleum Ltd was out with the fairies.
LEIGHTON Holdings Ltd has emerged as one of the most active buyers of small Western Australian businesses in the past year, paying more than $22 million for three service organisations that expanded its footprint in Perth and the South West.
A WESTERN Australian equipment designer is looking to stake a claim in the lucrative global energy market, taking on the world leaders in energy efficiency technology.
THE details of the federal government's carbon trading system may not be finalsied, but one Western Australian carbon offset trader is hoping its early adopter status will be an advantage in the new legislative environment.
THE list of carbon-offset firms in Western Australia continues to grow, as a new player with a combined horticultural/carbon sink project looks to enter the market.
INCREASED requirements on energy efficiency and water use are expected to fuel the growth in green buildings for commercial and residential developments.
THE state could have been up to $2 billion better off if the Carpenter government had actively pursued renewable energy projects at the start of the decade, according to WA Sustainable Energy Association chief executive Ray Wills.
THE waste sector has thrown its support behind the inclusion of waste emissions in the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, saying it will set a price signal to encourage economically and environmentally efficient solutions in waste reduction, recycling, wa
A MID-DECADE housing industry boom in Australia, fuelled by an ultimately destabilising rate of population growth, diverts scarce resources, including funds, away from much more productive sectors of the economy.
DESPITE no firm launch date having been set for its delayed mutualisation, $9 billion fund manager GESB has unveiled a highly experienced seven-member board.
CLEAN power developer Carnegie Corporation Ltd says more than a third of Australia?s base-load power needs could be economically generated by wave technology, according to a report commissioned by the
The state's economic boom could turn into substantially higher electricity prices next year as Western Power submits its proposals to the Economic Regulation Authority to increase tariffs.
