Energy

Energy giant Shell has struck its first third party supply deal for liquefied natural gas from its planned $US5 billion Prelude floating LNG project off the Kimberley coast.

UPDATE: Japan's Inpex has pushed back its planned first gas date from its $20 billion Ichthys project by one year to 2016.

Leighton Holdings' value of work at Chevron's massive Gorgon gas project has risen past $1 billion after it, in consortium with Saipem, was awarded a further $150 million of work to build the project's liquefied natural gas jetty and marine structure.

The future of Western Australia’s renewable energy sector has been given a shot in the arm this week with two of the state’s largest earth-friendly power projects taking significant steps forward.

The Economic Regulation Authority has progressed the development of one of the largest wind farms in the country after granting an electricity generation licence to the $750 million Collgar wind farm in the Wheatbelt.

Chevron has awarded a Chinese engineering company a $US180 million contract for the construction of modules for the Gorgon gas project that was originally earmarked for Australian steel fabricators.

The state government has announced the development of an energy Generation Outlook to provide an outline of the type, size and timing of future power generation to help ensure Western Australia has adequate, cost-efficient electricity supply.

A new gas-fired power station in Karratha has started operations ahead of schedule today, giving the resource-intense region an energy boost.

Azure Capital co-founder Mark Barnaba has today been unveiled as Western Power's new chairman, taking over from inaugural chairman Peter Mansell.

Premier Colin Barnett is jetting his way to the USA to spruik Western Australia's capabilities as a global energy supplier joining a list of distinguished speakers presenting at one of the world's leading energy policy research forums.

The state government has authorised electricity retailer Synergy to buy power from the planned $750 million Collgar wind farm in the Wheatbelt, underpinning the development of one of the largest wind farms in the country.

Alinta Energy Group has hired Macquarie Capital Advisors and UBS to help look at ways to deal with its $2.7 billion debt.

A month after announcing an equity investment restructuring at its Fisherman's Landing LNG plant, Liquefied Natural Gas has agreed to sell the plant and associated infrastructure to Arrow Energy for $51 million.

Chevron's long-term plans for its $43 billion Gorgon project have been given a boost today after the discovery of gas in the Greater Gorgon area in the Carnarvon Basin.

Melbourne-based satellite communications company NewSat has secured contracts worth about $2 million in recent times including a $1 million contract to provide voice and data communications on the Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island.

The stock price of civil engineering and construction company Decmil Australia has climbed this morning after news it won a $48 million contract variation for additional work on the Pluto LNG Project with Woodside Energy.

Woodside Petroleum and its joint venture partners in the Browse Basin project have accepted renewal offers for the project's retention leases offered by the state and federal governments.

The state government has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling's overturning legal action by Apache Northwest to block the release of a restricted report into the Varanus gas pipeline explosion more than 18 months ago.

Chevron has again claimed the country's largest ever resource deal with a gas sales deal over the Wheatstone project with Tokyo Electric Power Company, estimated at $90 billion.

Perth-based Advanced Well Technologies and Brisbane-based MBA Petroleum Consultants have merged to create a company that services the energy and gas sectors.

Four WA companies involved in environmental management, nickel mining and genetically modified crops have received nearly $1.3 million under the latest round of federal government Climate Ready grants.

Engineering and construction contractor United Group has won a $190 million contract with state electricity generator Verve Energy for the ugrade of its Kwinana power station.

Synergy's recent decision to award energy supply contracts to Verve Energy has only strengthened Eneabba Gas' position to provide power in the Mid West region, the company claims.

The Woodside-operated North West Shelf venture has contributed $70 billion to Australia's gross domestic product in the past 20 years, a new report by economic consultants ACIL Tasman has found.

INDUSTRY has given a tentative thumbs-up to Energy Minister Peter Collier's report into the state's long-term energy security to help guard against potential major supply disruptions.

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