The highly-prospective Browse gas fields off the north-west of the state will be developed using floating liquefied natural gas technology, the project's proponents have confirmed today.
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Woodside has outlined plans to develop three floating LNG projects off the Kimberley coast, with each likely to be similar in scale to Shell's $12 billion Prelude development.
Two new oil and gas research initiatives have received promises of federal funding, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talking up the future of the sector in Western Australia today.
Treasurer Troy Buswell has several unpalatable choices in his quest to ensure that his first budget after last March's election victory meets the government's undertaking to return a surplus.
Woodside Petroleum chief executive Peter Coleman and chairman Michael Chaney have paid tribute to company founder Geoff Donaldson, who passed away last week aged 99.
A newly completed study of cities focused on the energy sector has ranked Perth high on the list of international destinations, as an increasing number of global oil and gas companies build their p
Stewart Gallagher has replaced Ben Coetzer as general manager of North West Shelf Gas, the domestic gas marketing agency for the North West Shelf Venture oil & gas joint venture between Woodsid
Engineering firms exposed to mining are going through a tough patch but prospects are much better for those like Technip and Clough in the oil & gas sector.
Premier Colin Barnett is pressing ahead with plans to acquire land at James Price Point for a gas processing precinct – without having a proponent lined up to build one.
Twelve months ago precision engineering firm Pressure Dynamics was proudly showcasing its new premises and looking forward to growth. It's now in receivership.
THE near certainty of a Coalition government being elected in September, and the single-handed control of state leader Colin Barnett, have reshaped Western Australia's 2013 Most Influential list –
WOODSIDE managing director Peter Coleman has called for a major rethink of the way engineering contractors and resources companies approach the development of new projects.
The shale gas industry doesn't stack up commercially and companies that have invested in the sector are following a herd mentality, Woodside managing director Peter Coleman said today.
Woodside Petroleum has been voted the state's most attractive employer at this year's Randstad Awards, which also revealed that competitive salaries had become the most important factor for Western
Woodside Petroleum has announced a new agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to lay out an action plan to develop the Browse gas field off the Western Australian coast with floating processing technolog
Woodside Petroleum has posted a sharp jump in quarterly production and sales revenue, driven by its new Pluto project, but has raised doubts about the proposed expansion of the flagship liquefied n
IT'S not easy to see the positive aspect to the mothballing of the onshore gas-processing hub proposed for the Browse LNG project on the Kimberley coast.
