WA Government
McGowan won’t rule out favouring Woodside for carbon farming land
Woodside Petroleum needs massive amounts of land for carbon offsets and the WA Government appears to be laying out an exclusive red carpet for the LNG giant.
Mark McGowan
WA Premier Mark McGowan has led his Labor Government since 2017 and has been in Parliament since 1996.
APPEA 2021 Perth
Doubts grow over WA onshore gas export ban
Plentiful and cheap gas to WA may be undermined by pressure from North West Shelf LNG participants and Perth Basin producers for the McGowan Government to weaken its ban on the export of onshore gas.
WA Government
Ten tales of Woodside’s merry men: Mark, Bill and Ben
On the occasion of recent WA treasurer Ben Wyatt joining the Woodside board Boiling Cold reviews the top 10 wins for Woodside from WA Labor's first term.
Energy Transition
Woodside: Scarborough or stranded like a beached whale
For Woodside, it is Scarborough or bust. Incredibly the LNG specialist has no plan B ready if its last chance to develop an LNG project evaporates. And Scarborough is no sure thing.
Energy Policy
WA Libs fills Labor’s energy policy void with a coal exit and green hydrogen
The Liberals know where to take WA energy but probably not how to do it. Labor is on top of the detail but shy of facing the inevitable. So close to a bipartisan approach, will our political class blow it?
Domestic Gas
McGowan: onshore gas export banned, unless its Stokes' Waitsia
WA Premier Mark McGowan has extended WA's successful gas reservation policy to all onshore gas - except Waitsia that is backed by a powerful media boss Kerry Stokes
Domestic Gas
Waitsia gives McGowan a gas-powered climate dilemma
As Environment Minister in 2006 Mark McGowan led the way to ensure gas projects offset some of their emissions. Now as Premier he may need to choose between climate credibility and the interests of WA's most powerful man.
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Woodside’s Browse nixes net-zero for cheap and dirty
Woodside's environmental approval submission for its $US20.5B Browse LNG project shows negligible efforts to rein in carbon emissions.
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McGowan calls for business to move west for cheap gas
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.