Zoe Yujnovich

SPECIAL REPORT: A small group of ministers and backroom advisers close to Mark McGowan will set the agenda for the new state government.

Shell Australia chair Zoe Yujnovich told today’s APPEA conference the oil and gas industry needed to be more active in defending its record, as protesters came together outside the Adelaide conference.

Major changes to government policy after the federal election could risk future investment in backfill gas projects, some of which are already quite marginal, according to Shell Australia chair Zoe Yujnovich.

Recent policy disputes have shone a light on political and business influence in WA.

Shell has sold its interest in the Greater Sunrise offshore fields to Timor Gap, the national oil company of Timor-Leste, for US$300 million ($420 million).

Shell is seeking to build its presence in the Australian power sector, launching a $617 million takeover bid for Australia’s second-largest energy retailer that looks likely to be accepted.

Shell has announced forthcoming changes to its board with Zoe Yujnovich to be replaced by Tony Nunan as the new executive vice-president of Australia and country chair.

The pandemic did little to deter some of Perth’s most prominent business leaders from opening their wallets for luxury homes.

Woodside is making hard work of its simultaneous energy and management transitions.