A LIST of declarations to form the basis of considerations on tariffs for the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline is yet to be finalised following last month’s WA Supreme Court decision in favour of further industry consultation.
THE Society of British Gas Industries will be taking a close look at Australia’s petroleum industry later this month.It is the first time a delegation from the 95-year-old society has come to Australia.
FROM general merchants in groceries, wine and spirits to convening Australia’s first Windmillers Association, W.D. Moore & Co’s story has been one of continual transformation.
Recent developments in Native Title can be attributed to both last month’s Ward decision and Governmental change towards some issues, Blake Dawson Waldron partner Geoff Gishubl told mining industry practitioners and consultants last week.
NATURAL gas customers in Perth and the State’s South West are none the wiser as to what tariffs they will be paying following a WA Supreme Court ruling last week.
EPIC Energy’s submission on tariffs was put to the regulator more than two and a half years ago, and many have expressed concern at the time taken to reach agreement on charges.
Norwest Energy has increased its Perth Basin holdings, recently taking a 7.5 per cent in WA 226 P just weeks before first drilling on an untested prospect.
MANY analysts and industry players are still trying to understand the implications of last week’s High Court judgment on Native Title claims over land in the far north-east of the State.
TRANSFORMATIONAL expansion, international profile and regional economic bonanzas have formed the focus of much local comment following last week’s announcement that North-West Shelf gas would deliver China its first supplies of LNG.
Peter Charles Firkins went out a winner, beating Clough Limited chairman Harold Clough convincingly in a Saturday afternoon game of tennis just days before his death.
IN an attempt to offer greater clarity with regard to gas pipeline access and associated issues, the Office of Gas Access Regulation (OffGAR) is preparing an information paper on rates of return for WA pipelines.
Dormant projects held by several local explorers and producers began proving their worth this week, with announcements of joint venture deals with significant international miners.
THE proposed Gorgon gas field development is being touted as a first test of a new project development approvals system for WA to be linked with a State sustainability strategy.