Alcoa to own just 5pc of WA plant to bust China’s dominance of gallium supply
The US miner under fire for its environmental performance in WA sees the gallium plant solidifying the importance of its Wagerup alumina refinery.
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority
The Perth-based National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority is the independent health, safety and environmental regulator for oil and gas in Commonwealth waters.
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Tougher policing of offshore oil and gas decommissioning
Offshore oil and gas operators that continually delay costly decommissioning will now be watched more closely by offshore safety and environment regulator NOPSEMA.
Woodside gets environmental OK for Scarborough LNG
NOPSEMA has given the environmental credentials of Woodside's Scarborough LNG project a regulatory tick and gushing praise.
Shell shutters Prelude LNG and delays Crux expansion
Shell has shuttered production from its giant Prelude floating LNG facility and delayed the Crux backfill gas project.
Woodside offers workers big bucks as inspiration against exhaustion
Woodside's offshore workers may get a $50,000 bonus for working 12 weeks straight but unions claim the long stint is unsafe.
Woodside slashes offshore maintenance workforce
Woodside has heavily pruned its critical offshore maintenance teams leaving casual workers facing an uncertain future.
Casual offshore workers left behind as Inpex prepares for virus
Inpex is reducing its offshore workforce to tackle COVID-19 risk leaving casual workers not knowing when they will next have paying work.
Big taxpayer bills for failed Northern Endeavour start
The first bill of $10 million bill is due for the failed Northern Endeavour as it is revealed that Woodside's sale of the vessel four years ago required no government approval.
Government asleep as offshore failure developed
If the Federal Government had been alert the financial failure of the Northern Endeavourur would not have been a surprise. Now Canberra has a huge bill for its omission.
Star of the South still in regulatory abyss
Offshore wind power is growing across the globe but Australia's only proposed project off Victoria has no regulation system to seek approval from.
Cutbacks and haste spell danger on Northern Endeavour
Maintenance cutbacks and pressure to resume production made the Northern Endeavour oil vessel a dangerous place to work.
Safety concerns on MODEC Venture 11 oil vessel
Concerns about potential oil leaks caused the safety regulator to bar workers from an area of the MODEC Venture 11 floating production facility off WA for over a week.
Woodside field leaks oil for two months
A subsea oil well that leaked for up to two months off the Pilbara coast in 2016 belonged to the Woodside-operated North West Shelf project.