Regulator orders Stokes' Seven Group to fix leaking gas well off Victorian coast
SGH's decade of neglect of its Longtom gas field off the Gippsland coast is "an erosion of good industry practice" according to NOPSEMA.
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Chevron preps to cull 400 workers
Chevron is preparing to shed about 400 employees from its WA business, just months after approving a new construction project and backing an LNG jobs initiative.
Prelude and Ichthys cool down ahead of first production
Shell’s Prelude floating LNG vessel and Inpex’s Ichthys LNG plant in Darwin have moved closer to production with the cooling of their plants with LNG.
Big WA gas players look to a claner future
Two of the biggest players in WA’s gas-propelled economy, Woodside Petroleum and Alcoa, are starting to look to renewables to slash their gas use as doubts rise about how big a role the fossil fuel will play in the transition to clean energy.
WA gas supply more robust a decade after Varanus explosion
A decade after fire seriously threatened WA’s power grid, much has changed to make it more reliable.
The Varanus Island gas explosion that shook the WA economy
In 2007 WA lost 30% of its gas supply, and Apache Energy workers were lucky not to lose their lives, after a corroded gas pipeline failed and produced a gigantic explosion.
Chevron pays $866m after tax case loss
Chevron has paid the Australian Taxation Office $US654 million ($866 million) under a partial settlement of its dispute with the tax office over intercompany loans and slashed the interest rate it charged its Australian subsidiary.
Kidman and SQM plan Kwinana lithium refinery
WA’s charge into the battery minerals industry is gathering pace, with Kidman Resources and Chilean lithium giant SQM looking to build Kwinana’s second lithium refinery.
Inpex suffers $US6b cost blowout at Ichthys
Inpex’s Ichthys LNG project will cost $53 billion, $8 billion more than planned, and may not see substantial production until early next year in a blow to the Japanese operator that is waiting on the Darwin plant to more than double its cashflow.
Buru look for oil exploration partners
Canning Basin oil producer Buru Energy wants to partner up for oil exploration in the wake of its joint venture with Mitsubishi ending.
Pilbara green energy hub looks to WA market
Backers of a giant Pilbara wind and solar farm that will send electricity to Indonesia also want to power local industry and produce hydrogen.
McGowan calls for business to move west for cheap gas
WA Premier Mark McGowan wants eastern states businesses hurt by high gas prices to move west, but there is no certainty about ongoing cheap gas in WA.
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.