Mining heavyweight Rio Tinto has confirmed the shuttering of its newly acquired Mt Cattlin lithium mine is nearly complete but will continue to study a possible underground development.
Rio Tinto is boasting the world's largest lithium resource base and major growth options after striking a counter-cyclical $US6.7 billion ($A9.9 billion) deal to buy Arcadium Lithium.
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss takeover deals for MMA and APM; hydrogen approvals challenges; payroll tax; WA's gas market; and resource export outlook.
Renewable energy hopeful Infinite Green Energy and Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group have recruited a third partner to develop a proposed hydrogen project in Northam.
Perth company Infinite Green Energy has linked up with South Korea's Samsung C&T to pursue the development of a world-scale hydrogen plant just south of Dongara.
Our board moves wrap includes Robert Hubbard, Peter Coleman, Martin Rowley, Dylan Roberts, Rick Anthon, Oonagh Malone, Peter Main, Sam Lee Mohan, Stuart Carmichael, Rod Evans, Jenny Cutri, James Deacon, Pauline Vamos, Louis Chien, Lionel Liew, and Patrick Walta.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Colin Murphy, Michael Schaper, Steven Dobson, Ting Xu, Chris Hood, Julie Quinlivan, Peter Coleman and Fiona Marshall Staines.
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Infinite Blue Energy will buy the Northam Solar Farm and hopes to invest $80 million to build a green hydrogen project; while a deal for Merredin Solar Farm is progressing.
The difficulty of building large scale hydrogen export projects has been brought into sharp focus after a multi-billion dollar Pilbara proposal was knocked back on environmental grounds.
The state government has a huge aspirational target to have 200 gigawatts of hydrogen capacity by 2040, but needs to prepare for hurdles with land use, environmental impact and native title.
Woodside chairman Richard Goyder has sought to hose down speculation about an abrupt leadership change after an earlier than expected retirement for Peter Coleman was revealed yesterday.
Our board moves wrap includes Peretz Schapiro, Andrew Shearer, Peter Church, Bruce McFadzean, Bruce Griffin, John Richards, Peter Coleman, and Meg O'Neill.
Woodside has doubled a supply contract for its proposed Scarborough project, following a record year for Australian production and LNG prices hitting highs.
The state government has disclosed that nearly all gas from the onshore Waitsia project will be exported, at least for the initial six years of production.
Woodside Petroleum's Scarborough LNG project faces a new hurdle after the Conservation Council of WA lodged a Supreme Court action to overturn environmental approvals.
Woodside Petroleum has announced Peter Coleman will retire as chief executive before the end of next year, with three internal candidates likely to be in contention for the role.
Two production licences have been granted for Woodside's Scarborough project, but there are still hurdles before a final investment decision due late next year.
A lower oil price has cut Woodside Petroleum's revenue by about 40 per cent, but the company is studying to lift planned capacity of its Scarborough LNG project.
WA gas could be sent east through a pipeline but such a project would need government backing, Peter Coleman said today, while hitting back against Woodside's environmental critics.
Woodside has moved to acquire a majority stake in its Sangomar joint venture, paying $428 million to obtain UK-based explorer Cairn Energy's interest in the project.
