Mark Hatfield spent his youth cleaning tables in his father’s hamburger restaurant in Oklahoma, a world away from the Chevron Australia operation he now leads as managing director.
The regional planning body has given ATCO Australia the green light to build a $53 million green hydrogen plant in the state’s Mid-West, voting unanimously to approve the proposal.
A $400 million wind farm planned near Kojonup will head to the Development Assessment Panel in early December, eight years after it was reportedly first approved.
Shareholders may look to seek clarity on the future of uranium hopeful Vimy Resources, with its Mulga Rock project against the clock, a strategic review underway and no permanent CEO at its helm.
WA Liberal leader David Honey has labelled a proposed $117.5 million effort to establish two hydrogen hubs in the Pilbara and Mid-West an “embarrassing pipedream.”
Delorean Corporation has been selected to lead the construction of one of Victoria’s largest food-waste-to-energy plants as part of a contract worth at least $40 million.
Northern Star Resources has exercised its right to acquire the 110 megawatt Parkeston power station in Kalgoorlie from Newmont Australia for $131 million ($US95 million).
ATCO’s proposed $53 million green hydrogen plant in the state’s Mid-West is another step closer to fruition this week after the local council backed its approval.
Vimy Resources has knocked back a $687 million merger proposal from fellow uranium aspirant Deep Yellow, choosing instead to start a strategic review and open the bidding to other potential buyers.
Melbourne-based company director Peter Lowe has replaced John Langoulant as chair of two major gas companies, adding to his many other roles including chair of DGL Group.
Woodside Petroleum lured a self-confessed ‘tech geek’ from NASA to head its hydrogen plans, including a $1 billion-plus proposal for a Perth export hub.
Advisers have been appointed for a potential sale of Seven Group’s share of the Crux LNG project, managing director Ryan Stokes has said, while flagging deals around Coates and WesTrac.
Woodside Petroleum’s chief financial officer Sherry Duhe is leaving the company after four years to take up the same position with fellow ASX-lister, Newcrest Mining.
Woodside Petroleum has told the FIFO sexual misconduct inquiry it sacked 12 staff over substantiated sexual harassment incidents during the past five years.
Limitless WA: Standing on top of a glacier in New Zealand, Horizon Power chief executive Stephanie Unwin had a realisation which motivated her to make green energy a top priority.
A review of Woodside's oil and gas reserves led to a 10 per cent trim on its proven and probable resource volumes but has in turn increased solely proven reserves by the same amount.
A second large carbon capture and storage project could be built in the north west, with Woodside Petroleum, BP and Japanese investors to scope a new facility.
