Westport bill may jump $1b to keep desalination plant working
Longer pipelines into Cockburn Sound must be built before port construction begins or 15 per cent of Perth's water supply will be lost.
Gas
Most gas in Western Australia is produced offshore and exported as LNG, with some reserved for domestic use. Production from the onshore Perth Basin is increasing. WA is the most gas-dependent state in Australia.
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How the North West Shelf expansion risks Murujuga’s 50,000-year-old rock art
An expert, independent of government and industry, explains how prolonged industrial activity on the Burrup Peninsula in WA endangers an Australian marvel.
Woodside rejigs its near-rejected Browse gas plans
New technology has made worse-case oil spills near pristine Scott Reef "only a mere theoretical possibility," according to Woodside.
Greenpeace grates Richard Goyder and other Woodside AGM highlights
Safety record ignored, poor shareholder returns, Woodside under investigation for breaching federal environmental law, and questions unanswered.
AGL to build new gas-fired power station in Kwinana
The 250 MW station is set to open in 2029, when coal-fired generation ends in South West WA, but new gas turbines are increasingly hard to get.
Woodside bonus boost after switch to a more attainable safety target
A union leader said it was horrifying to see management receive full marks for personal safety after incidents almost tripled in four years.
Exxon drops plan to reuse Bass Strait oil platform for carbon storage
The idea is one of many around Australia that would delay the cost of decommissioning old infrastructure.
Woodside’s bid to extend a huge gas project is testing both parties' environmental credentials
Whether Australia's oldest gas export plant - the North West Shelf - can operate until 2070 has become a political hot potato.
Greenpeace wants NWS gas approval paused to consider Woodside's Browse project
Any further delay would enrage the oil and gas industry, but process shortcuts could lead to any approval being challenged in court.
Australia's biggest gas buyer JERA warns of lean times ahead
More LNG from Qatar and the US is expected to make the 2030s a buyers market.
Woodside CEO laments red tape over gas project approval
Australia's largest oil and gas company has trimmed its dividend after underlying profit was dragged down by lower prices.
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.
Woodside and Chevron WA gas mega-deal paves the way for Browse LNG
Woodside will buy Chevron's one-sixth stake in the North West Shelf project and relinquish its stake in the Wheatstone LNG project to the US major.