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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Woodside study says gas uncompetitive against renewables in Asia
A report for Woodside on the effect of LNG imports on Asian emissions sees gas and coal fighting for a shrinking market share as renewables grow.
BHP doubles down on high margin oil and gas
While BHP's dominant mining arm wants to be seen to be greener its highly profitable petroleum arm is not slowing down.
Star of the South still in regulatory abyss
Offshore wind power is growing across the globe but Australia's only proposed project off Victoria has no regulation system to seek approval from.
Industry tells WA EPA to listen to Canberra
Emissions-heavy corporate Western Australia wants the WA Environmental Protection Authority to leave control of greenhouse gases to the Federal Government.
How big gas drives the story to keep its licence
Maintaining social license for oil and gas keeps executives awake at night according to industry lobby group APPEA that is researching how to fix the problem
Offshore oil & gas sell-off puts focus back on decommissioning policy
The owner of an oil vessel in the Timor Sea falling into liquidation may make the Federal Government very cautious about who ExxonMobil can sell its Bass Strait assets to.
Carbon investor stampede can't be stopped
Gas will likely be the “last man standing for hydrocarbons”, but there are questions over its long term future as a “transition fuel.”
Edwell sees 'happy place' for WA energy
Stephen Edwell, the independent chair of WA's energy transformation taskforce, has just a few years to stop a solar surge overwhelming the South West power grid.
WA emissions leave other states to cut deeper
WA is the only state in Australia with rising emissions on the back of new LNG projects that will make meeting Paris Agreement emissions reductions very dificult.
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.