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Regulator issues Inpex mercury order

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The offshore industry regulator has hit Inpex with a warning over its management of mercury, after a toxic discharge incident into the Indian Ocean last year.

Alinta signs Scarborough gas deal

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Alinta Energy has struck an agreement to buy 30 petajoules of gas from a Japanese consortium that owns a stake in Woodside's Scarborough project.

Woodside's O'Neill exits board

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Woodside Energy director Tony O'Neill has resigned after two years on the company's board.

Woodside assumes Gippsland control

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Perth-headquartered Woodside has formally taken over as operator of the Gippsland Basin gas assets, giving it a critical role in supply of the resource to the east coast.

EPA won’t assess Rinehart’s $850m gas plant

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The state's Environmental Protection Authority has waved through Gina Rinehart-chaired Hancock Prospecting's $850 million Belisama gas hub in the Perth Basin.

Thevenard leads rehab charge

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Rehabilitation efforts on a tiny island off the Pilbara coast reveal the scale of a $60 billion business opportunity.

Woodside boss lauds ‘courage’ in gas tax call

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Woodside chief executive Liz Westcott has praised the “courage” of federal politicians for resisting a mooted 25 per cent gas export tax, in a speech at Parliament House in Canberra.

JPS: from a ‘troopy’ to $75m in 6 years

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Diversified contractor Tasmea has announced its second acquisition this month, paying up to $75 million for an oil and gas services business started from scratch six years ago.

Woodside, Alcoa strike domestic gas deal

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Woodside Energy has struck an agreement to supply Alcoa with 31.1 petajoules of domestic gas over four years, from 2027 through to 2030.

Woodside platform cooks eye strikes

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Cooks and caterers at Woodside Energy platforms in WA's north have become the latest group to explore strike action, as union activity ramps up in the oil and gas sector.

Birdon unveils Dampier decommissioning tech

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Marine engineering firm Birdon has launched an automated decontamination unit for pipeline decommissioning in Dampier, designed to serve a lucrative growing sector.

Inpex, unions strike Ichthys deal

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Inpex has struck a deal to end industrial action at its Ichthys LNG project in Darwin, following prolonged negotiations with Offshore Alliance.

Woodside brushes off $60b Exxon rumour

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Woodside Energy has issued a brief, two-line statement dismissing media speculation it is in $60 billion takeover talks with ExxonMobil.

Woodside blocks Inpex with $567m Browse buy

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Woodside Energy has blocked Inpex's bid to buy 10.67 per cent of the Browse gas field, swooping in to take PetroChina's stake itself in a deal worth up to $567 million.

Construction tick for Strike’s power play

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Strike Energy is one step closer to producing electricity at its South Erregulla power station, having hit mechanical completion on the facility.

Ampol's $1.1b EG acquisition approved

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Ampol will have to sell 41 petrol stations to Metro Petroleum as a condition of the ACCC's approval of its $1.1 billion acquisition of EG Australia and its over 500 sites.

Chevron ‘frustrated’ by LNG rule shifts

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The Australian president of global oil and gas major Chevron has told a business audience that his bosses are confused and frustrated by Australian regulatory settings.

Inpex faces Ichthys strike action

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Workers at Inpex's Ichthys platform off the WA coast have started to strike, despite acknowledgement by their union of significant progress on a bargaining agreement.

BP sells down stake in $48b Browse field

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Meg O'Neill-led BP will sell down five per cent of its majority stake in the Woodside-operated $48 billion Browse joint venture, in the project's latest ownership shuffle.

Shell sues Woodside for $83m clean-up bill

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Shell has taken Woodside Energy and Paladin Resources to court over another clean-up bill to decommission Northern Endeavour, claiming $83 million in compensation.

Mixed bag over Cook’s fracking comments

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Premier Roger Cook's comments on fracking in the Kimberley continue to attract a mixed bag of responses from the opposition and industry and environmental groups.

War fuels US oil market moves

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OPINION: Current events in the Strait of Hormuz suggest Australia needs to change its conversation around fuel security.

Genus makes $400m QLD gas buy

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Energy infrastructure specialist GenusPlus Group will spend up to $400 million to buy out Brisbane-based MPC Kinetic, in a move which will give it east coast gas exposure.

Fuel management a strategic blind spot

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OPINION: In the natural resources and energy and heavy industry sectors, fuel is a production dependency.

Equus eyes Woodside, Santos tap

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Equus Energy has singled out assets run by Woodside Energy and Santos as keys to unlocking its namesake gasfield off the WA coast.

Ichthys LNG project dispute drags

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The Federal Court has rejected a bid to reopen a case in a lengthy legal dispute over the construction of the $US45 billion Ichthys LNG plant.

Bhagwan shares slashed on downgrade

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Bhagwan shares plunged to a record low after the Perth marine contractor cut its FY26 earnings forecast on Tuesday.

Poynton, Stokes out at Strike

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Strike Energy chair John Poynton and chief executive Peter Stokes will leave the company, with both to be replaced by former Fortescue leaders.

Woodside runs numbers on Browse billions

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Woodside Energy has ramped up its Browse project's PR offensive, commissioning an independent paper highlighting the energy importance of the giant gas project.

Hancock puts $850m gas plan to EPA

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Hancock Prospecting has referred an $850 million gas plant to regulators, outlining a Perth Basin gas vision beyond the assets it acquired from Mineral Resources in 2024.

Woodside reveals new Australian boss

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Woodside Energy has appointed Breyden Lonnie as its executive vice president and Australian chief operating officer, filling the role vacated by new CEO Liz Westcott.

Prelude hit with $58m Kogas impairment

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A subsidiary company holding a 10 per cent stake in the Shell-led Prelude LNG project recorded a $58.3 million impairment on its stake in the asset last year.