The state-owned utility needs to replace the generation capacity it will lose by closing down all its coal-fired power stations over the next four years.
The WA Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration oversees regulation and policy for the state's resources sector.
Before 2025 it was the part of the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
The safety and economic stakes for Gorgon LNG are high as WA Government inspectors soon head to Barrow Island to check on Chevron's cracked pressure vessels.
Safety regulators knew nothing of cracked pressure vessels at Chevron's Gorgon LNG plant until alerted by media reports and now plan to inspect the equipment themselves.
Thousands of cracks raise questions about the safety of the Gorgon LNG plant and operator Chevron will decide to shutdown or maintain revenue, with the safety regulator on the sidelines.
Offshore oil and gas operators that continually delay costly decommissioning will now be watched more closely by offshore safety and environment regulator NOPSEMA.
