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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.
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.
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.
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.
$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 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.
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 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.
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.