Talks over the liquefied natural gas hub in the Kimberley will continue past the deadline as issues remain to be negotiated with Woodside Petroleum and traditional owners.
Shares in West Perth-based Eneabba Gas have soared as much as 112 per cent today after entering a deal with Carbon Energy for the supply of gas to its Centauri 1 Power station in the Mid West.
Building approvals in Western Australia have jumped 20 per cent to a seasonally adjusted 1,644 units in February, new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show.
New miner Atlas Iron has secured additional berth capacity at the Utah Point public access port facility in Port Hedland, which is currently under construction.
ComputerCORP will pay some $15 million in cash and scrip to acquire two eastern states technology providers and has announced plans to launch a $5 million capital raising.
The state's meatworkers union says it would not be surprised if Harvey Beef workers voted in favour of a new pay deal today, which will cut a third of employee's pay packets by 20 per cent.
Albidon has extended its trading halt as it waits on final approval from senior lenders and unsecured creditors over its funding package from Chinese company Jinchuan.
Iluka Resources says 23 employees and contractors will be affected by the shutdown of one of its Mid West Kilns, which was brought about by the global economic crisis.
Takeover target Hannans Reward has requested the resignation of one of its directors after he accepted the Terry Streeter-backed Fox Resources' takeover offer.
STRAITS Resources says it is well placed for acquisition opportunities after selling a stake in its coal assets to Thailand's PTT International Company for $US335 million ($A486 million).
Nickel company Australian Mines has negotiated a capital raising deal with Patersons Securities which will pave the way for the stock to be relisted after trading was halted six months ago.
The state opposition has urged the government to get its priorities right after Premier Colin Barnett admitted to axing the $1.3 billion Pilbara power project in favour of the $4 billion Oakajee port and rail development.
The Australian arm of UK group Cape has been awarded a $61 million contract by Woodside Petroleum to supply scaffolding services during construction of the Pluto liquefied natural gas project.
Fox Resources says it has received pre-bid acceptance commitments of nearly 19 per cent, several days after proposing a takeover bid for junior Hannans Reward.
Albidon shares have been placed in a trading halt as it scrambles to secure final funding approval from senior lenders and unsecured creditors or be placed in voluntary administration.
Western Areas chairman Terry Streeter will miss the official opening of the company's concentrator tomorrow as an 18-day trial with unrelated business Western Areas Exploration begins.
Nearly four months after being voted out of Atlas Iron, former chairman David Nixon has been appointed to the board of Brockman Resources as a non-executive director.
Verve Energy has accused the North West Shelf joint venture of "unconscionable conduct" after the partners allegedly hiked up gas prices following the Varanus Island explosion last year.
Suburbs in Western Australia have featured heavily in the national top five rental growth areas with the average weekly rent for a unit in Nedlands jumping $130.
West Perth-based Otto Energy plans to raise $35 million with the majority underwritten by Euroz Securities and funds to be applied to the repayment of shareholder and director loans.
Paladin Energy has agreed to invest some $500,000 into junior explorer NGM Resources, which it says will kick-start its previous work on its Niger uranium projects.
The chairman of embattled nickel miner Albidon has warned the company may have to call in administrators on Monday if approval for a much needed funding deal does not come through.
Business confidence in Western Australia has dropped to a record low with almost 75 per cent of firms believing economic conditions will deteriorate further in the next year, a new survey by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has found.
Premier Colin Barnett says he is prepared to commit up to $678 million towards the $4 billion Oakajee port and rail development if the federal government does not provide funding from its Infrastructure Australia fund.
