Woodside Energy delivered record production last year and remains on track to deliver gas from Scarborough next year, but uncertainty clouds two US-based energy projects.
Santos has again deferred a final investment decision at the Dorado joint venture project off the Western Australian coast, with no timeline given for a revised investment decision.
Andrew Forrest has accused the world’s plastic producers of derailing a global push for a binding treaty on pollution, in a recent letter obtained by Business News.
A development panel has approved John Poynton-chaired Strike Energy’s plan to build a multi-million-dollar power line at its South Erregulla power station.
Oil and gas heavyweight Santos has been fined $10,000 after pleading guilty over the petroleum spill at its Varanus Island gas plant off the Pilbara coast.
Woodside Energy’s partnership with the Fremantle Dockers has been extended until the end of 2027, building on a 15-year relationship between the two organisations.
Woodside and Chevron have agreed to an asset swap which will shake up gas project ownership in WA, with parts of the North West Shelf and Wheatstone projects and $644 million to change hands.
A Chevron-led joint venture has been awarded a greenhouse gas assessment permit next to Barrow Island, where the company operates the Gorgon carbon capture project.
The near-term supply outlook for Western Australia’s domestic gas market has improved this year, but 2028 looms as a critical juncture in the state’s energy future.
Chevron will supply 130 petajoules of gas over 10 years from 2028 to fuel Alcoa’s Western Australian alumina refineries, in a boost for the latter’s operational certainty.
The state government has approved Woodside Energy’s bid to extend the life of its North West Shelf plant for a further 50 years, in a boost for the development of the $30 billion Browse field.
Premier Roger Cook has come to the defence of the state’s environmental approvals process, after several high-profile activists took aim at Woodside’s proposed Browse project.
WA author and environmentalist Tim Winton has fired a salvo at the fossil fuels sector, as the face of the controversial Environmental Defenders Office’s Christmas campaign.
The federal government will look to support the offshore decommissioning industry with the launch of its new Offshore Resources Decommissioning Roadmap.
Supagas and Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers have settled their deal for the latter to sell parts of its Kleenheat business, including distribution depots in the state.
The not-for-profit group that has led legal challenges to resource projects has suffered a crushing blow after it was ordered to pay $9 million in legal costs to Santos.
Strike Energy will build its $137 million South Erregulla gas power plant, but a final call on its West Erregulla joint venture development with Hancock Prospecting has been pushed back.
WA’s energy regulator has commenced legal proceedings against industry heavyweight Santos over the petroleum spill at its Varanus Island gas plant off the Pilbara coast.
Hancock Prospecting will take over some of Mineral Resources' negotiations in the $850 million Lockyer gas project, following the $1.1 billion deal between the companies.
The state government has unveiled its first action plan for carbon capture and storage in Western Australia, including investing $26 million towards two projects.
Kimberley gas aspirant Buru Energy will cut its workforce by 40 per cent, following a comprehensive review designed to reduce spending by $3 million each year.
Beach Energy chair Ryan Stokes has called out “ideological rhetoric” against oil and gas proponents, as the company inches toward production at the troubled Waitsia plant.
The Economic Regulation Authority has decided to increase gas network tariffs by 7.8 per cent over the next five years, impacting more than 800,000 homes and businesses.
A partnership between Nufarm and the CSIRO has achieved a breakthrough in the production of plant oils, providing higher yields in hopes it can be used as fuel without impacting food security.
Strike Energy’s plan to build an 85-megawatt peaking gas power plant has inched forward, with the multi-million-dollar proposal set to go before the planning authority.
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has struck a deal to buy Mineral Resources’ Perth Basin gas assets for up to $1.13 billion and pledged to accelerate their development.
A hearing over Santos's net zero emissions claims has started in the Federal Court, after a national advocacy organisation accused the oil and gas company of greenwashing.
Woodside Energy has received approval to upgrade its Pluto Train 1 plant in the Burrup peninsula, with the modifications estimated to cost $150 million.
Woodside has inked an early-stage deal to supply liquid hydrogen from its proposed facilities, including H2Perth, to a Singaporean company to power its data centres.
