Trump critical minerals deal could lock in jarrah forest mining for decades
An Alcoa plant to produce gallium in WA's South West will need green tape shredded to start on schedue and long term forest mining to be viable.
BP-owned Kwinana oil refinery south of Perth was the largest in Australia until it closed in 2021.
After numerous safety incidents a McDermott heavy lift vessel left without completing work at Woodside's Stybarrow field.
The two projects will be "recycled" amid BP's concerns about costs and government policy.
BP has stood down contractors working on its biofuel plant just weeks before discovering if its adjacent green hydrogen project will win $1 billion of government backing.
Triangle Energy has six months to find a viable route to market for oil that now goes to BP Kwinana or its Cliff Head operation could become a liability for the Federal Government.
The effect of BP closing its Kwinana oil refinery after 65 years will be felt far and wide in the WA economy - especially among workers and other industries, but BP will do just fine.
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