The engineering consortium that built the Ichthys LNG plant has lost a Court of Appeal case relating to $1.5 billion worth of claims against three contractors.
The state government said today it was planning a safety inspection of Chevron’s giant Gorgon LNG project as soon as possible after reports hundreds of cracks had been found in propane heat exchangers.
UPDATED: Seven companies including Woodside, BHP and ATCO Australia have been shortlisted to share in the next stage of ARENA’s $70 million Renewable Hydrogen Development Funding.
Strike Energy has signed an agreement with ASX-listed Talon Petroleum, which will begin drilling the Walyering appraisal well in the Perth basin next year.
A Perth company that has developed a digital trading platform for the global LNG market has secured financial backing from Shell, Tattarang Group and Woodside Petroleum.
Low energy prices have caused $US4.4 billion of write-downs for Woodside Petroleum, as the company gave the markets an insight into valuations of major operations today.
Two major contractors in the oil and gas sector, Technip Oceania and DOF Subsea, are facing legal action over their safety practices on the Wheatstone and Ichthys gas projects.
Vikas Rambal’s dream to build a $4.5 billion Pilbara urea plant is forging ahead, with his Perdaman Industries appointing construction contractors, and flagging a mid-2021 final investment decision.
Woodside Petroleum has promoted four executives in its leadership team, with Meg O'Neill to be executive vice-president of the merged marketing and developments divisions.
Chevron may have fired the starter's pistol on a major ownership reshuffle of the North West Shelf Venture, after it announced it would put its 16.7 per cent stake in the operation, which includes a 16.9 million tonnes per year LNG facility near Karratha, on the market.
Perth-based Horizon Power is purchasing gas from Shell to use in some of its power systems across regional Australia under a two-year supply agreement.
Water Corporation will supply Perth-based technology business Hazer Group with biogas from its wastewater treatment plant at Woodman Point, following an agreement signed between the two parties.
Warrego Energy has received commitments to raise $15 million from a two-tranche share placement, with the proceeds to go towards drilling at its West Erregulla development in the Perth Basin.
The team behind a planned green hydrogen project to be built near Dongara are hoping to raise $1 billion by the end of the year, while BP is undertaking feasibility on a plant close to Geraldton, less than an hour’s drive north.
Strike Energy has partnered with the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) to build and operate one of the largest onshore gas facilities in Western Australia in a deal worth more than $200 million.