The state government will lift a ban on fracking in prospective areas of Western Australia after an independent inquiry found the petroleum exploration practice to be low risk.
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Via a mix of good fortune and planning, WA has positioned itself as supplier to the fast-growing economies of Asia rather than a competitor. This article is part of a special series to mark Business News' 25-year anniversary.
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The ranks of WA’s largest public companies have changed dramatically over the past two decades, but Wesfarmers has been a constant near the top. This article is part of a special series to mark Business News' 25-year anniversary.
Vikas Rambal’s Perdaman Industries has signed up Canadian engineering company SNC Lavalin as lead contractor on its $4 billion Karratha urea project, one day after announcing a gas supply deal with Woodside Petroleum.
A new report shows construction work in Western Australia has increased for the first time in five years, while warning that local industry must future-proof itself from capacity and capability risks.
The expansion plans that Woodside has announced this year will make a major contribution to Western Australia’s economic and energy security for decades to come.
Woodside Petroleum has struck a revised deal with the City of Karratha to build a 604-bed workers camp, but the planning approval time-frame for the project remains uncertain.
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Foreign investment, free trade and a skilled workforce have helped WA tap its enormous oil and gas reserves, to the benefit of the entire country. This article is part of a special series to mark Business News' 25-year anniversary.
Woodside Petroleum has urged governments across Australia to back its ambitious growth projects, which include $30 billion on LNG projects along with development of industrial-scale hydrogen power.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has rejected a Chinese consortium's proposed $13 billion purchase of APA Group, saying the deal would result in an undue concentration of foreign ownership of the country's gas transmission pipelines.
A sluggish approvals process for seismic work at the Xanadu prospect in the Perth Basin has led Whitebark Energy to sell its stake in the project in a $5 million deal, with the money to head to Canada instead.
Gas is flowing at Woodside Petroleum’s Greater Western Flank-2 project, an extension of the North West Shelf Venture, with the company saying costs came in 30 per cent under budget.
Tokyo-based Inpex has achieved a significant milestone, with the first shipment of LNG departing the company’s $46 billion Ichthys project at its onshore plant in Darwin.
SPECIAL REPORT: Gold Corporation, Alcoa, Roy Hill and Chevron have all posted higher revenue numbers in Business News’ annual analysis of WA’s biggest exporters.
The Environmental Protection Authority will receive a $3.3 million funding boost to deal with a recent spike in proposals in Western Australia, with the government also announcing plans for a scheme to allow the outsourcing of some assessments.
