ONE of the most controversial chapters in the history of oil exploration in Western Australia is set to be re-opened next month, when drilling resumes at the infamous Cornea oil field, 400 kilometres north of Derby.
GAS reservation and government intervention are necessary short-term measures to ensure sufficient competitive gas supplies to local industry and electricity generators, according to the nation’s peak electricity body.
Mining services group Mineral Resources has confirmed it is undertaking a major capital raising to fund its aggressive growth strategy in parallel with a partial sell-down by management to boost its free float and qualify for the ASX 200 index.
WESTERN Australia's status as a global centre of oil and gas expertise continues to grow, following a string of deals enhancing the footprint of local industry players.
BOOSTING the state's export and trade capacity remains the state government's key aim in seeking up to $2.6 billion from the upcoming round of Infrastructure Australia funding.
A consortium led by aggressive Perth-based mining services group Mineral Resources will revive the stalled Windimurra Vanadium project near Mt Magnet, after striking a deal with administrators and receivers.
Frank Timis-controlled explorer African Minerals is poised to become the leading shareholder in Cape Lambert Resources via a $31 million scrip deal over the Marampa iron ore project in Sierra Leone.
Woodside Petroleum chief Don Voelte today slammed key terms of a third party gas supply deal struck by rival liquefied natural gas developer Chevron as "stupid".
Oil junior AED Oil has drawn the attention of the share market regulator over the timing and content of its disclosure relating to problems at the Puffin oil field in the Timor Sea.
A senior US senator has demanded a federal investigation into the company responsible for the crippled Montara oil well which spewed tens of thousands of barrels into the Timor Sea.
THE Western Australian government has vowed to fight a proposed federal takeover of offshore oil and gas regulation that could significantly affect one of the state’s most vital industries.
WHILE the state government fights to retain its influence over offshore oil and gas development, the WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy has effectively fended off an attempted Canberra takeover.
State parliament today passed legislation to broaden the gas specifications of the state's main gas pipelines, removing a key obstacle to BHP Billiton's plans to develop the $1 billion Macedon gas project off Exmouth.
Murchison Metals-backed iron ore miner Crosslands Resources has significantly boosted the proposed scale of its Jack Hills iron ore development north-west of Meekatharra in the Mid West.
History has a wonderful habit of repeating itself - just ask Alinta owner Babcock & Brown Power as it tries to crawl out from a $3 billion debt mountain as a crippling increase in its cost base looms.
CURTIN University's WA School of Mines has further deepened its ties with the state's mining industry, establishing a new company to help local miners better understand their mineral resources and plan future mining operations.
OIL and gas producer Santos has emerged as a potential circuit breaker in the standoff between Western Australia’s LNG developers and major domestic gas customers.
