Bill Oplinger reassured investors that a 15-month delay would not affect operating rates at its Pinjarra alumina refinery but misled them about Alcoa's record of rehabilitating the jarrah forest.
Several big green hydrogen projects have been shelved. An expert explains why Australia’s sky-high ambition for the industry is struggling to reach fruition.
The WA environment regulator is investigating unknown amounts of hydrocarbons rising to the surface on the Class A nature reserve.
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.
An expert, independent of government and industry, explains how prolonged industrial activity on the Burrup Peninsula in WA endangers an Australian marvel.
New technology has made worse-case oil spills near pristine Scott Reef "only a mere theoretical possibility," according to Woodside.
Safety record ignored, poor shareholder returns, Woodside under investigation for breaching federal environmental law, and questions unanswered.
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.
A union leader said it was horrifying to see management receive full marks for personal safety after incidents almost tripled in four years.
The idea is one of many around Australia that would delay the cost of decommissioning old infrastructure.
Whether Australia's oldest gas export plant - the North West Shelf - can operate until 2070 has become a political hot potato.
Any further delay would enrage the oil and gas industry, but process shortcuts could lead to any approval being challenged in court.
More LNG from Qatar and the US is expected to make the 2030s a buyers market.
Australia's largest oil and gas company has trimmed its dividend after underlying profit was dragged down by lower prices.
Local industy in Australia's largest gas-exporting state is concerned gas producers are prioritising exports at their expense.
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.
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