Carbon capture and storage could generate more than $80 billion for the state economy over 20 years, according to new analysis funded by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.
Woodside Energy has dodged a potential challenge to its environmental approvals at the Scarborough gas project, as it scales up towards a 2026 production date.
Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the major findings from the domestic gas inquiry; Collgar's wind farm plan; Western Power's nuclear stance; Pilbara energy enablers; Perdaman's Karratha plan; the price of iron ore; Nicheliving's woes and Sanur's Subi battle; Vern Wheatley's legacy, and preview the upcoming edition of the Business News magazine.
Backers of a $120 million Karratha hotel have won planning approval after the City of Karratha's bid to have the project redefined as a workforce camp was scuppered.
State parliament has been told there is no 'magic pudding' to protect the interests of all parties in the state's gas network, after a long-awaited report on the sector was tabled today.
Woodside Energy's plan to tap new natural gas supply off the WA coast to cover unused capacity at the Goodwyn A production platform has been opened for public comment.
Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss corporate governance at Fortescue and Qantas; Woodside's ammonia buy; all the news out of Diggers & Dealers; Iplex's class action; and a big week for global markets.
Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill has backed in the company's approach to new energy at a lunch event today, days after the company's $US2.35 billion Texas ammonia buy.
Japanese LNG producer Inpex and Italy's ENI will sell a 76 per cent stake in four undeveloped oil fields off Timor Leste to ASX-listed junior Finder Energy, for an up-front $US2 million fee.
Gina Rinehart's agricultural business, S Kidman & Co, has given the Liberal Party of WA a boost of almost $100,000 in the lead up to the 2025 state election.
Woodside has bought the company behind a US ammonia project for US$2.35 billion as part of efforts to meet the energy giant's greenhouse gas emission abatement targets.
Peter Dutton has accused the government of throwing sand in the gears of resources projects, as reports emerge of environmental challenges facing Woodside Energy's Browse development.
WA Labor's election war chest has grown towards $250,000 courtesy of donations from high-profile businesses, while WA's peak resources lobby group has given The Nationals a big boost.
Engineering company Monadelphous has bolstered its work pipeline with a $200 million contract to enable Woodside to process gas from its $18 billion Scarborough redevelopment.
An increase in renewable generation in Western Australia last quarter showed the state's progress on renewables over the past year but did not lead to a reduction of electricity prices.
Gas exploration permits off the Western Australian coast have been granted to Chevron, Inpex, Melbana Energy and Woodside Energy, as part of long-awaited acreage release.
Woodside Energy's Scarborough project is now two-thirds complete and on track for first production in 2026 at a cost $750 million more than previously thought.
Woodside Energy will make a $1.8 billion move to acquire the Driftwood LNG development opportunity in the US, as it sets its sights on opportunities beyond the Australian gas market.
Woodside has signed a deal with CPC Corporation over the supply of liquefied natural gas to Taiwan, the first time the company will deliver to the country.
The function performed by a large structure out the back of Perth Airport may not be immediately apparent, but it holds significant promise for smaller players in the world's oil, gas and decarbonisation industries.
Speculation around a Middle Eastern takeover of Australian oil and gas play Santos led the company's share price higher in ASX trade today, despite doubt over whether a move will be made.
Engineering consultant GHD has won a contract to carry out preliminary engineering on a shared-use power transmission network designed to support the Pilbara's decarbonisation.
Woodside and Baker Hughes will extend their Australian relationship for a further decade, after striking a 10-year frame agreement to build on a relationship which started in 1989.
Rio Tinto and Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation are in advanced discussions for a green energy plant to help meet the mining giant's decarbonisation needs.
A $5 billion desalination plant providing water to green industries in the Pilbara is on the cards under a partnership formed between a French utilities giant and traditional owners.
Woodside Energy's Perth-based head of new energy initiatives, Shaun Gregory, will step into an advisory role after a C-suite shake up at the LNG producer.
Woodside Energy says it paid $4.35 billion worth of tax in Australia in 2023, with data released amid sustained criticism over the economic contribution of LNG producers to the WA economy.
Woodside Energy has achieved first oil at its Sangomar field in Senegal, an offshore project with an estimated cost of up to $US 5.2 billion or $A7.9 billion.
A pastoral station just north of Kalbarri could be home to Australia's first giga-scale hydrogen development after its backers introduced major changes.
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Premier Roger Cook has highlighted the need to incentivise investment in the state while playing down the findings an Australia Institute report targeting the lack of royalties paid on LNG in WA.
Woodside Energy has secured a US$1 billion ($1.5 billion) loan agreement with state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation to support development of the Scarborough project.
Shell Australia has launched legal action against Woodside Energy and Paladin Resources, claiming a $86.6 million compensation for the levy it paid over the Northern Endeavour.
Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill has hit out at the Greens for their role in delaying approvals consultation reform which would deliver clarity to the oil and gas industry.
WA Environment Minister Reece Whitby has challenged a room of gas industry delegates to avoid going the way of “the dinosaurs and Kodak” while warning against climate “lip service”.