Western Australia 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.
Domestic Gas
Domestic gas, or domgas, in WA comes from gas LNG producers are required to reserve for the local market and smaller domestic gas-only projects.
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Fracking little use for WA: Roger Cook allowed 87pc to be exported
The Premier’s threat to frack the Kimberley if Woodside’s Browse is blocked is nonsense as he exempted it from his export ban.
Federal plan delivers three times more gas to WA than Browse
Australia's most gas-dependent state can be well supplied for decades without drilling near Scott Reef or fracking the Kimberley, according to an exclusive analysis by Boiling Cold.
Cyclone Narelle shuts 44pc of WA gas supply
Santos' Varanus Island is not producing gas. Nor are the shuttered North West Shelf and Wheatstone plants.
Cyclone closes Woodside's North West Shelf: Australia's largest gas plant
As Asia scrambles for gas, another Australian gas export plant is out of action, and the WA Government monitors the situation to ensure sufficient fuel for the state.
Roger Cook firms on WA gas for WA amidst global energy turmoil
With WA's days of cheap and abundant gas coming to a close, the chances of onshore gas being exported are shrinking fast.
Gas leftover from exports not enough for WA power and industry: AEMO
Rising gas prices resulting in job losses are inevitable unless the WA government mandates more supply from gas exporters.
WA gas users launch Mia Davies at Woodside to pry more supply from Pluto
Woodside's Pluto project is delivering a tiny sliver of gas to WA compared to other exporters, but the Domgas Alliance wants to change that.
Western Australia faces 'growing shortfall' of increasingly expensive gas: EnergyQuest
Australia's most gas-dependent state has flipped from promising cheap abundance to facing expensive shortages in just six years: investors beware.
Industry slams Woodside's 'bare minimum' supply of gas to WA from Pluto
Alcoa, Wesfarmers and other big gas users in WA want Woodside to deliver what it agreed with the state government.
Labor MP lashes "untrustworthy, grubby" Chevron for sending Aussie engineering jobs to India
Chevron's disregard for requirements to use WA labour where practical, and to insist its contractors do the same, has been blasted in WA's Parliament.
WA power cleaner as coal fails and batteries charge in
The south-west grid shattered numerous records in late 2024 as new batteries and more rooftop solar replaced unavailable coal-fired power.
Woodside doubling its WA gas price in 5 years evidence of a tight market
Local industy in Australia's largest gas-exporting state is concerned gas producers are prioritising exports at their expense.