Cyclone damage shuts Jadestone's Stag oil field off WA
The London-listed company may not have fully disclosed to the regulator the full extent of damage to its field off the Pilbara coast.
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South West 90% renewable power job boost plan
South West WA could have 5000 jobs a year for a decade in a race to 90% clean energy, according to a study by Sustainable Energy Now.
BP interested in North West Shelf LNG but not Browse
BP, unlike Chevron, remains committed to Woodside-operated North West Shelf LNG as it waits to drill nearby Ironbark, but Browse is unlikely to meet its investment criteria.
BHP's road to cleaner mining
Hydrogen is at the back of the queue in BHP's efforts to decarbonize mining, after cleaner electricity, in-pit crushing and trolley-assist trucks.
Methane explained: short-lived but long-term damage
The gas industry argues burning methane is less damaging to the climate than coal, but are we underestimating the affect of methane leaks?
Chevron to redo its botched Gorgon weld repairs
Welders will have to grind out and redo repairs at Gorgon performed to an incorrect procedure provided by Chevron and the delay could cost up to $250M.
Leak sets back Shell’s restart of Prelude LNG
Shell's Prelude floating LNG has stumbled on the road back to production after a failed seal caused subsea wells to be shut-in days after they were opened.
Shells moves to restart Prelude after safety near miss
The wells are open and safety inspectors arriving as Shell looks to recommence LNG production from its problematic Prelude floating LNG vessel off the WA coast.
Chevron’s fix of Gorgon LNG cracks delayed
Chevron's problems at Gorgon LNG from faulty welds years ago in a South Korean factory continue with delays to repairing the first of three trains to be fixed.
Hydrogen hype: what will actually work?
Currently hydrogen is powered by hype and hope. The key for Australia is to focus on the applications that have a solid business case.
ENI’s poor maintenance causes marine hazard off WA coast
An eight year wait for ENI's Woollybutt oil field to be decommissioned and poor maintenance have caused subsea kit to surface and pose a danger to vessels.
Eight huge risks Chevron’s North West Shelf sales pitch missed
Chevron's slice of the North West Shelf LNG project is touted as ideal for infrastructure investors. It is the opposite - highly risky, complex and dysfunctional.
Federal Govt paying top-dollar $1.5M a week for failed oil project
Northern Endeavour operator UPS and original owner Woodside are the two biggest recipients of Government spend on the failed oil vessel.