Analysis: The Australia Institute claims WA earns a paltry return from oil and gas companies, while estimating state government royalties from the North West Shelf will likely surpass $17 billion over 25 years.
Woodside has long-term hopes to install up to 500 megawatts of solar generation and 2 gigawatt hours of batteries near Karratha, environmental documents show.
Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals is set to proceed with its $1.2 billion Mardie project after overcoming opposition from Santos and Chevron, which were concerned about risks to WA’s gas supply.
The federal and state governments have awarded Strike Energy with a $2 million grant and streamlined approvals for the company’s fertiliser project in the Mid West.
The state could have a shortage of gas production for the domestic market as soon as 2025, driven by reserve downgrades at the Reindeer and Macedon fields.
A dozen WA-linked businesses paid more than a fifth of Australia’s corporate tax take between them in the 2020 financial year, with Rio Tinto the nation’s top contributor.
Exmouth Gulf will be home to a new marine park and nature reserves, the state government announced today, while proponents of two projects believe they will be able to coexist.
Mark Hatfield spent his youth cleaning tables in his father’s hamburger restaurant in Oklahoma, a world away from the Chevron Australia operation he now leads as managing director.
The state government and Shell Australia have penned a deal to supply and install boiler training equipment at South Metropolitan TAFE’s Munster facility.
A $16.5 billion plan to develop the Scarborough gas field and Pluto Train 2 has been approved by Woodside Petroleum, the biggest LNG investment sanctioned in WA in a decade.
Economic activity in WA could be $35 billion higher in 2027, with 9,700 more jobs, if a series of oil and gas projects enter construction, EY has projected.