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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Casual offshore workers left behind as Inpex prepares for virus
Inpex is reducing its offshore workforce to tackle COVID-19 risk leaving casual workers not knowing when they will next have paying work.
WA Government wants gas-powered growth
The WA Government wants to lure industry to WA with cheap gas just as the oil price plunge puts further supply from Woodside's Scarborough and Browse projects in doubt.
Big taxpayer bills for failed Northern Endeavour start
The first bill of $10 million bill is due for the failed Northern Endeavour as it is revealed that Woodside's sale of the vessel four years ago required no government approval.
Chevron stays the carbon course as it hints at Woodside deal
Chevron boss Mike Wirth is not distracted by renewables as he pushes for more and lower cost production and looks to move gas through Woodside's Scarborough project.
WA faces up to microgrid challenges
A WA parliamentary inquiry has supported microgrids as a key element in the State's spread out power system.
Government asleep as offshore failure developed
If the Federal Government had been alert the financial failure of the Northern Endeavourur would not have been a surprise. Now Canberra has a huge bill for its omission.
Northern Endeavour headed for liquidation, govt on the hook
The liquidator of Northern Oil and Gas Australia has recommended liquidation, which will leave the Federal Government responsibility for decommissioning its oil vessel.
Browse LNG faces huge carbon offset buy
Woodside buried deep in a huge environmental approval report for Browse LNG a risk it may have to buy massive amounts of carbon offsets.
Woodside’s Browse nixes net-zero for cheap and dirty
Woodside's environmental approval submission for its $US20.5B Browse LNG project shows negligible efforts to rein in carbon emissions.
WA EPA falls back to public accountability on emissions
Any large project in WA will now need to tell the EPA how it will achieve zero-net emissions by 2050 before it can go for Ministerial approval.
WA EPA drops offsets but adopts net-zero emissions plan
The WA Environmental Protection Authority has backed off its plan for 100% offsets for new projects but will push for net-zero emissions by 2050.
Woodside carbon plan comes with big loophole
Woodside chief executive Peter Coleman told investors his Browse and Scarborough LNG projects stood up with a $US40/t carbon price, but the fine print was a different story.