Federal Government
Taylor’s roadmap flawed: renewables doable almost everywhere
Angus Taylor's 'anything but wind and solar' path to low emissions focusses on long term solutions to problems that can be tackled now with existing technology.
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.
Federal Government
Angus Taylor's 'anything but wind and solar' path to low emissions focusses on long term solutions to problems that can be tackled now with existing technology.
Decommissioning
It will cost $76 billion to clean up after Australia's oil and gas industry, with a good chunk to be borne by taxpayers, and no one is in a hurry to start the work.
Power Generation
The WA Government expects no new coal or gas-fired power generation in the South-West will ever be built but those looking for clues to the future of Collie’s existing coal-fired power stations will have to wait for a plan to be released later this year.
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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.
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While BHP's dominant mining arm wants to be seen to be greener its highly profitable petroleum arm is not slowing down.
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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
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Gas will likely be the “last man standing for hydrocarbons”, but there are questions over its long term future as a “transition fuel.”
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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.
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A decade after fire seriously threatened WA’s power grid, much has changed to make it more reliable.
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Canning Basin oil producer Buru Energy wants to partner up for oil exploration in the wake of its joint venture with Mitsubishi ending.
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WA Premier Mark McGowan wants eastern states businesses hurt by high gas prices to move west, but there is no certainty about ongoing cheap gas in WA.
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Residents of two southern Perth suburbs are suffering from dust and smell that say comes from the nearby coal-burning Cockburn Cement plant.
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A rig has arrived off the North West to drill the first of two wells for Quadrant Energy which potential investors will monitor closely in coming months.
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It has been a long, convoluted journey for Canadian company ATCO to own Perth’s gas distribution network, build dongas in Kwinana and research solar-generated hydrogen.
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A west to east gas pipeline could spell the end of affordable gas in WA and cause power prices to jump
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Western Gas believes it will have the Equus gas field producing by 2023 — something oil major Hess failed to achieve despite spending $1.5 billion.