Domestic Gas Waitsia gives McGowan a gas-powered climate dilemma As Environment Minister in 2006 Mark McGowan led the way to ensure gas projects offset some of their emissions. Now as Premier he may need to choose between climate credibility and the interests of WA's most powerful man.
Engineering Diversified KBR ready for the downturn but wary of project risk KBR is weathering the oil price slump through diversification but senior exec Greg Conlon is worried oil and gas companies will impose excessive risk onto contractors when the industry recovers.
Analysis Ten strikes against Nev Power’s west-east gas pipeline Building a gas pipeline from WA to the east to help the the economy recover from COVID-19 is such an extraordinarily bad idea the judgement of Nev Power and others pushing it has to be questioned.
Coal Win for residents as Cockburn Cement dumps coal for gas Two Perth suburbs may face their last summer of dust and smells before a lime plant stops burning coal but it is more bad news for WA's coal miners.
Coal Cockburn Cement and regulator battle over residential stench Residents and regulators are continuing a long fight against against the smell and dust from Cockburn Cement's plant on the edges of suburban Perth.
Coal Coal and dust plagues two southern Perth suburbs Residents of two southern Perth suburbs are suffering from dust and smell that say comes from the nearby coal-burning Cockburn Cement plant.
Shell No winners from Shell’s $US17B Prelude floating LNG Shell's giant $US17B Prelude floating LNG is late, expensive, dirty and so far unreliable. An exclusive look at how a failed investment for Shell is a terrible deal for Australia.
Decommissioning Australia's oil and gas industry will create a $76B clean-up bill It will cost $76 billion to clean up after Australia's oil and gas industry, with a good chunk to be borne by taxpayers, and no one is in a hurry to start the work.
Hydrogen Time is running out for hydrogen from gas in Australia In a decade hydrogen made with renewable power may be cheaper than making it from gas and offsetting the emissions according to an independent expert analysis but Woodside thinks gas has 30 years left.
Woodside Woodside's Scarborough LNG uneconomic before price crash: Woodmac If Scarborough, considered the most economic of Woodside's two projects, was uncompetitive before LNG prices crashed then plans will have to change on the Burrup Peninsula.
Steel Pilbara too expensive for green steel future: report Green steel made with renewable hydrogen could produce 25,000 Australian jobs but the Pilbara's iron ore would be shipped east to avoid high labour costs.
Oil Failed oiler Northern Endeavour owes $165M A debt of $165 million and unpaid employees can be added to a massive decommissioning liability as the cost of Northern Endeavour's short life after Woodside.
Hydrogen BP begins chase for giant green ammonia plant in Geraldton BP has joined Yara in looking at huge projects to unlock WA's vast solar and wind resources to replace gas in the production of ammonia.
Power Generation Standalone power system provider bought out as Western Power increases rollout Pacific Energy has bought into the standalone power systems market that is growing as Western Power shrinks its transmission network to save cost and increase reliability.
Power Generation Cheap renewables mean no new coal or gas power for WA's South West The WA Government expects no new coal or gas-fired power generation in the South-West will ever be built but those looking for clues to the future of Collie’s existing coal-fired power stations will have to wait for a plan to be released later this year.
Wind Power $22B Pilbara wind and solar farm gets environmental tick A $22B wind and solar project to power the Pilbara and Indonesia that will take 3000 workers a decade to build was approved by the WA environmental regulator today.
Woodside Woodside finds it's not easy being green Woodside is struggling to portray itself as both green and gassy with mixed messages about carbon emissions, the threat from renewables and why all the way with LNG is a sound long term strategy.
LNG The Prelude floating LNG design challenge Designing Shell's Prelude floating LNG project involved shrinking a complex LNG plant and making it safe in cyclonic seas on top of the world's largest offshore facility.
Carbon Emissions Shell’s 2050 zero carbon net has a hole: a very large loophole Shell has excluded a vast amount of the oil and gas it sells from its new aim to have net-zero emissions from the manufacture of its products by 2050.
Carbon Emissions Carbon emissions hurdle for WA projects finalised by EPA New WA projects will need to publish plans for net-zero emissions by 2050 as the WA Environmental Protection Authority ends a year-long battle with LNG industry.
Power Generation WA plan for batteries and solar offers cleaner long-term energy Plans to manage excessive midday solar power in WA's South-West may allow solar and batteries to displace coal and gas in the long-term.
COVID-19 Shell tells Prelude LNG workers to isolate in their own time To reduce the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak offshore Shell has told its Prelude LNG workforce to spend half their leave in quarantine
Safety Offshore oil and gas warned long rosters affect mental health Extended offshore rosters can be bad for the mental health of workers and the safety of the facility, warns offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA.
Decommissioning Tougher policing of offshore oil and gas decommissioning Offshore oil and gas operators that continually delay costly decommissioning will now be watched more closely by offshore safety and environment regulator NOPSEMA.
Domestic Gas Gas pipeline tariffs sparks war of words With $194 million at stake the owner and users of WA's biggest gas pipeline are promoting vastly different views of the future of gas.
