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Woodside brushes off $60b Exxon rumour

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Woodside Energy has issued a brief, two-line statement dismissing media speculation it is in $60 billion takeover talks with ExxonMobil.

Power 500: The wealth of WA's most influential

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The 2026 Power 500 cohort controls the vast majority of the state's biggest fortunes and influences more than a trillion dollars' worth of value on the stock exchange.

Woodside blocks Inpex with $567m Browse buy

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Woodside Energy has blocked Inpex's bid to buy 10.67 per cent of the Browse gas field, swooping in to take PetroChina's stake itself in a deal worth up to $567 million.

Woodside reveals new Australian boss

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Woodside Energy has appointed Breyden Lonnie as its executive vice president and Australian chief operating officer, filling the role vacated by new CEO Liz Westcott.

Woodside prices up, strategic review flagged

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Woodside Energy's new chief executive has flagged a cost-focused review of the business, following a quarter in which realised prices rose 11 per cent for its product.

Premier, gas chiefs blast 'superficially attractive' export levy

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Woodside and Inpex joined Roger Cook in lambasting a proposed LNG windfall tax today, warning it could kill major projects and destroy Australia's reputation as a stable investment destination.

Woodside AGM: new tax caution, CEO pay scrutiny

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Woodside Energy chair Richard Goyder has used his address to the company's ever eventful AGM to stress the importance of regulatory certainty, amid talk of a new gas export tax.

Chevron turns Wheatstone LNG back on

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Chevron has fully restored LNG production at its Wheatstone LNG facility, almost a month after Cyclone Narelle damaged infrastructure at the project near Onslow.

Gas users fire '$5b' shot at Woodside

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The DomGas Alliance has teed off at Woodside Energy, claiming it has banked more than $5 billion worth of exported gas from Pluto that should have been sold locally.

Woodside community spend tops $24m

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Woodside Energy reinvested more than $24 million into Western Australian communities in 2025, including funds flowing into education initiatives in Karratha and Roebourne.

New era dawns for influence framework

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SEE THE FULL LIST: Mapping influence is not a straightforward task in an environment of economic and political change.

Woodside takes full control of Texas ammonia plant

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Woodside Energy has assumed full operational control of its Texas ammonia plant, as it navigates delays in its push into the lower-carbon market.

Board moves March 20, 2026

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Today's board moves wrap includes Victor Rajasooriar, Jeff Dawkins, Liz Westcott, Mark Cutifani, Dominic Duggan, Peter Batten, Chris Achurch, Troy Brice, Michael Davy, Tim Laneyrie, Nicolle Fleming, Alistair Stephens, Angus Cameron and Mark Pitts.

Appointments March 20, 2026

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This week's appointments include Liz Westcott, Brandon Craig, Mark Cutifani, Dean Langenbach, Paul Everingham, Natalie Sangalli, Brandon McNee, Rob Cossart, and Ryan Lenegan.

Goyder speaks on Woodside’s Westcott CEO call

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Woodside chair Richard Goyder is confident that candidates overlooked for the role of chief executive will support new boss Liz Westcott, as she settles into the role.

Westcott in at Woodside, BHP makes CEO call

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Liz Westcott has been appointed the full-time chief executive of Woodside Energy, winning the race three months after stepping into the role in an acting capacity.

US blue ammonia delay for Woodside

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Delays in the development of third-party partner facilities have led Woodside Energy to push back blue ammonia production targets at its Beaumont project in Texas.

Woodside starts Trion oil well drilling

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Woodside Energy has started drilling at its Trion oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico, in a bid to fully develop the $10.2 billion asset ahead of first oil in 2028.

Woodside profit falls as CEO wait continues

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Woodside Energy's acting CEO has weighed in on the process of replacing former boss Meg O'Neill, as the company reported a 24 per cent year-on-year profit drop.

Woodside hits record as CEO call looms

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Woodside Energy beat production guidance its final year under the leadership of former chief executive Meg O'Neill, but expects a pullback in 2026.

Appointments January 16, 2026

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This week's appointments include Will Golsby, Janis Carren, Robert Wood, David Morris, Sharni Foulkes, Angela Gosden, Katie Spain, Caroline Wood, Cecile Wake, and others.

Massive arrival marks Woodside milestone

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The 70,000-tonne floating production unit which will allow Woodside Energy to tap the Scarborough field off WA's coast has arrived onsite from China.

Appointments December 19, 2025

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This week's appointments include Meg O'Neill, Daniel Kiely, John Van Der Wielen, Paula Rogers, David Lock, Fiona Seaward, Jean Shaw, Craig Bydder, Peter Cutler, and Paul Anderson.

Global Woodside an O'Neill legacy

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The morning deluge of corporate news into this journalist’s inbox very rarely delivers news on the scale of Woodside Energy’s this morning. At just after 6am, the Perth-headquar

Woodside CEO O’Neill resigns

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Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill has resigned from her role with immediate effect, to take up the CEO position at BP.

Woodside takes Bass Strait control

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Woodside will take operating control of Australia's first major offshore oil and gas development in the Bass Strait from ExxonMobil, in a 50-year first.

Woodside’s NWS extension approved

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UPDATE: The federal government has conditionally approved Woodside Energy's extension of its North West Shelf project until 2070.

Woodside gets 50-year NWS extension

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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.

Board moves June 24, 2024

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Our board moves wrap includes Martyn Strickland, Randall Lane, Shiva McMahon, Matthew Ridolfi, Graham Tiver, Andy Drummond, Rebecca McNicol, Tony Cudmore, Julie Fallon, Mark Abbotsford, Daniel Kalms, Liz Westcott, Shaun Gregory, Hui Ye, Michael Atkins, Stephen Stone, Matthew Horgan, Simon Kidston, Sara Kelly, Ruth Lyall and James Guy.

Woodside to shake up management team

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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’s gas shortfall warning

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Woodside Energy's Liz Westcott will today warn of the risk of a long-term gas supply shortfall in Western Australia without more support for new projects, including its Scarborough development.

Wesfarmers fires at Woodside, Perth Basin in DomGas submission

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Wesfarmers has taken aim at Woodside and Perth Basin gas players in a submission to the state's parliamentary inquiry into domestic gas policy.

Westcott replaces Hick at Woodside

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Woodside Energy has appointed Melbourne-based Liz Westcott as executive vice-president of Australian operations, replacing Fiona Hick, who joined Fortescue Metals.