Unions have called to nationalise the shuttering Kwinana refinery as players take sides in a fuel security debate, although most oil processed at the plant is already imported.
Brisbane-headquartered Senex Energy will exit South Australia’s Cooper Basin after more than 20 years, with its assets to be sold to Beach Energy for $87.5 million.
Henderson-based engineering services company Orontide Group has added new capabilities with the acquisition of recently established business Hydrocarbon Solutions.
A Perth business developing autonomous vehicles for subsea surveying has raised £10 million via a spin-off, while Poynton Stavrianou are advising on a further potential deal.
A lower oil price has cut Woodside Petroleum’s revenue by about 40 per cent, but the company is studying to lift planned capacity of its Scarborough LNG project.
WA gas could be sent east through a pipeline but such a project would need government backing, Peter Coleman said today, while hitting back against Woodside’s environmental critics.
Ora Banda Mining has signed a long-term agreement with Wesfarmers’ liquefied natural gas business to supply power to the Davyhurst goldmine in Western Australia.