Further delays to extend the life of the North West Shelf project off WA's coast have been pinned on the looming federal election, with Woodside labelling the move “extremely disappointing”.
The Liberal Party of Australia has pledged to fast track approval of the North West Shelf project in Karratha, if elected in the upcoming federal election.
Woodside Energy has signed a deal to send 600,000 tonnes of LNG into China per year for 15 years from 2027, in a move which gives additional certainty of future supply.
WA's peak mining lobby group has welcomed a $750 million commitment for green metals projects, announced by Anthony Albanese during a visit to Perth today.
An activist investor group has recommended Woodside shareholders vote against the election of three directors because of poor financial returns and failure to manage climate risks.
Senior Western Australia gas executives have warned a growing list of policy demands is souring the oil and gas industry's appetite to invest in Australia.
Woodside Energy and Baker Hughes have struck a deal to collaborate on the development of a natural gas energy generation system which captures and stores carbon.
Some of Australia's largest gas producers have warned they may invest elsewhere in light of ongoing delays in project approvals and social licence challenges.
Premier Roger Cook insists WA will push back against its federal counterpart if needed, with the North West Shelf project being the latest subject the two governments disagreed on.
Woodside Energy boss Meg O'Neill issued a warning to regulators holding up progress on the North West Shelf joint venture, while handing down a $5.6 billion full-year net profit.
The state's peak resources lobby group has welcomed the federal governments new green iron funding package but urged more focus on WA as the “sensible” choice for green iron industries.
Independent Fremantle candidate Kate Hulett would lobby to bar media moguls from owning gas companies should she be voted into state parliament next month.
Woodside Energy has warned of flow on effects from the battle for approvals extending the life of its North West Shelf plant, after regulators pushed out the deadline for a decision.
Activists who tried to graffiti Woodside Energy boss Meg O'Neill's house, in protest of the Burrup Hub development, have avoided jail but were fined a total of $6,500.
Woodside Energy boss Meg O'Neill has warned the company's Australian roots are not a guarantee of future domestic investment, in a speech to the Melbourne Mining Club today.
Hancock Prospecting spent $500,000 on donations to arms of the Liberal Party last financial year, in search of a government "more attuned to Australians".
Environment minister Reece Whitby has called for the federal government to make a decision on Woodside Energy's request to extend the life of its North West Shelf gas plant by 50 years.
Woodside Energy delivered record production last year and remains on track to deliver gas from Scarborough next year, but uncertainty clouds two US-based energy projects.
WA's grain king John Nicoletti is believed to have emerged with a large portion of his former Merredin Farms portfolio, which has been broken up among six buyers.
Woodside's $50 million commitment under the WA government's Resources Community Investment Initiative will go towards upgrades of Roebourne high school and the Perth Concert Hall.
Woodside Energy has submitted a carbon capture plan covering its proposed Browse joint venture project to federal regulators, with the hope of addressing emissions from the gas field.
Woodside Energy's partnership with the Fremantle Dockers has been extended until the end of 2027, building on a 15-year relationship between the two organisations.
Woodside and Chevron have agreed to an asset swap which will shake up gas project ownership in WA, with parts of the North West Shelf and Wheatstone projects and $644 million to change hands.
Falling commodity prices and growing budget deficits should provide the impetus for Australia to build a green iron industry, according to the boss of Fortescue Metals.
The near-term supply outlook for Western Australia's domestic gas market has improved this year, but 2028 looms as a critical juncture in the state's energy future.
BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside Energy and BlueScope will partner on an electric smelter ironmaking pilot project at Kwinana, as part of the state's green iron push.
The state government has approved Woodside Energy's bid to extend the life of its North West Shelf plant for a further 50 years, in a boost for the development of the $30 billion Browse field.
Premier Roger Cook has come to the defence of the state's environmental approvals process, after several high-profile activists took aim at Woodside's proposed Browse project.
The federal government will look to support the offshore decommissioning industry with the launch of its new Offshore Resources Decommissioning Roadmap.
Woodside has revised its engineering, procurement and construction contract with Bechtel to develop the first three trains at its Louisiana LNG project in the United States.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Chris Paull, Jo Monery, David Andrew, Charmaine Lamprecht, Nicola Spicer, Meg O'Neill, Tanya Rybarczyk and Bep Uink.
Business Council of Australia has announced Woodside chief executive Meg O'Neill as the newest addition to its board, joining Wesfarmers managing director and chief Rob Scott.
