Woodside Energy has removed four wells from plans for the Browse LNG project, reducing the impact on a green turtle nesting habitat, environmental documents show.
The state's peak conservation body has fronted court this morning in an 11th-hour bid to halt a key component of Woodside's $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project.
The state has handed over swaths of subsidised land for 44 affordable homes in the housing-strapped resources hub of Karratha, but it will only put a small dent in the waiting list.
Another showdown looms between Woodside Energy and environmentalists after 600 submissions to appeal the EPA's recommendation to approve Karratha LNG plant running to 2070.
WA's deputy premier conceded the state has in the past struggled to build a strong relationship with India as he prepares to lead a major trade delegation to the country later this month.
Woodside Energy has proposed to build a $25 million development for temporary medical facilities and offices at its LNG processing train site in Burrup.
The state's environmental watchdog has told energy giant Woodside it will only be allowed to extend its North West Shelf LNG project if it's capable of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
Western Australia's largest venture capital fund has invested more than $2.5 million over the past six months in eight companies, including Perth startups Snackr, IDEA academy and The Volte.
Global helicopter operator PHI will shift its Asia-Pacific headquarters to West Perth in July, just months after securing a lucrative contract with Woodside.
Woodside and a host of Perth companies have developed a new robotic inspection tool expected to halve caisson survey costs, improve safety and avoid supply chain-induced delays.
Fresh from completing Woodside Energy's merger with BHP's petroleum business, Meg O'Neill says the world is facing its biggest energy crisis in 50 years.
A new study has highlighted the lack of progress in closing the ‘indigenous employment gap' in Australia and the near complete absence of indigenous people from senior management.
A mega-merger between Woodside Petroleum and BHP's oil and gas business has received overwhelming shareholder approval at an AGM in Perth this afternoon.
Alannah MacTiernan has returned from promoting WA's green hydrogen potential in Europe more confident than ever the state can develop the industry, including manufacturing electrolysers.
Red Hill has been selected as the site for Woodside Petroleum's first plant turning carbon emissions into ethanol after a deal with the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council.
Woodside's sales revenues were down 17 per cent for the first quarter of 2022 as the Russia-Ukraine conflict stoked LNG prices but hampered trading activity.
Scott Morrison has used his trip to Western Australia to announce grants for eight businesses in the mining and energy sector, with the biggest grants going to two new hydrogen hubs.
Woodside Petroleum has been offered a pipeline licence, and received approval for its field development plan, for the Scarborough to Pluto Train 2 LNG project.
Petrofac has been awarded a $325 million decommissioning contract for the stranded oil production vessel, while federal parliament has imposed a levy on the industry to foot the bill.
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Woodside Petroleum's solar thermal commercial demonstration plant in California is moving forward, while it has agreed with partner Heliogen to market the technology in Australia.
Woodside hopes to make ethanol from carbon emissions through a deal with two US businesses, while BP recently signed Honeywell for green diesel technology at the old Kwinana refinery site.
Some of Australia's biggest companies have opted into an emissions reduction reporting scheme that should show whether cuts match their public commitments.
