International firm Katalyst Data Management has opened a new data centre at its Perth operation in Leederville to service oil and gas companies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Oil and gas company Citation Resources has launched proceedings in the Federal Court against its former chairman Peter Landau after an investigation revealed issues concerning $2 million worth of transactions.
Local oil explorer Pura Vida Energy has slashed director salaries and accepted the resignation of chairman Jeff Dowling as it seeks to further cut costs to preserve cash holdings.
Treasurer Mike Nahan hopes to raise $16 billion from an expanded asset sales program, with Western Power and Horizon Power’s Pilbara transmission lines now targeted but two other assets unexpectedly removed from the government's sell-off list.
Treasurer Mike Nahan has poured cold water on a report that argued Western Power was a major cash spinner for the government, saying the corporation paid a net dividend of less than $30 million to the state last year.
GR Engineering Services’ oil and gas services business has won a second major contract in as many days, with Origin Energy signing the subsidiary on for a $50 million job.
GR Engineering Services has won a $90 million contract to operate and maintain a floating production storage and offloading facility in the Timor Sea for Northern Oil & Gas Australia.
Chevron is the latest major resources player in the state to announce a change in leadership, after selecting a successor to current managing director (Australia) Roy Krzywosinski, who will hand over the reins in June.
Perth-based engineering services firm Oil & Gas Solutions has expanded its presence in Singapore with the acquisition of recruitment and staffing firm Jadeclover for an undisclosed sum.
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that fly-in, fly-out workers should not receive extra pay if demobilised from a job while on a rest and relaxation period.
Shares in oil and gas explorer 88 Energy have surged after the company completed an oversubscribed $25 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Icewine project in Alaska.
Woodside Petroleum has received a first strike against its remuneration report, with about 27.6 per cent of shareholders voting against it, while chairman Michael Chaney has flagged he may not step down at the next AGM as previously suggested.
March quarter revenue was down by nearly a third on the same period last year, Woodside Petroleum revealed today, although it flagged that it was continuing work with Hess on gas processing from the Equus field.
Chevron has signed a domestic gas sales deal with energy retailer Alinta Energy for the supply of about a quarter of planned production from its Wheatstone project near Onslow.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has told the LNG 18 conference that Australia’s increasing role as an energy exporter added significant weight to the country’s strategic influence, while touting the benefits for the industry of recently signed free trade agreements.
Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg said the federal government would be pushing states to remove moratoriums on unconventional gas extraction, including fracking, he told the LNG 18 conference today.
Residents at Alkimos Beach and White Gum Valley are set to participate in trials of solar energy technology and battery storage that could lead to large reductions in power bills.
