WA drives Alcoa $US4.1b buy of South32 aluminium business
The US company will have a monopoly over WA bauxite mining and alumina refining, which it plans to operate for 40 years.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
WA reforms power grids north and south
Pilbara resource projects can access more competitive power and the South-West grid more easily add batteries and standalone power systems after law changes last week.
Shell's Prelude LNG to keep flaring gas during shutdown
Shell's Prelude floating LNG will keep burning excess gas during a production shutdown of many months, adding to its already high initial carbon footprint.
Woodside gets environmental OK for Scarborough LNG
NOPSEMA has given the environmental credentials of Woodside's Scarborough LNG project a regulatory tick and gushing praise.
Shell shutters Prelude LNG and delays Crux expansion
Shell has shuttered production from its giant Prelude floating LNG facility and delayed the Crux backfill gas project.
Analysts agree 2020 tough for LNG sellers
Wood Mackenzie and Bloomberg agree that too much US gas, high stockpiles in Europe and demand hit by COVID-19 make 2020 a tough time for LNG sellers.
Woodside dumps 12-week work roster
Woodside has dropped plans for a 12-week work roster blasted by unions as "catastrophically unsafe" and will move to a temporary roster of two weeks of isolation, four weeks work and two weeks at home to manage COVID-19 risk.
Woodside offers workers big bucks as inspiration against exhaustion
Woodside's offshore workers may get a $50,000 bonus for working 12 weeks straight but unions claim the long stint is unsafe.