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Contrarian viewCommentsPremiumInvestigator Trust widens fossil fuels push

Packer and Co’s $2.2 billion fund is now nearly 40 per cent invested in China and Russia.

Sean Smith

Preventative actionCommentsPremiumResources sector embraces RATs as open border looms

WA’s booming resources sector has swiftly embraced rapid antigen tests as it looks to protect its workers and essential operations from COVID ahead of the opening of the State’s borders next month.

Stuart McKinnon and Adrian Lowe

Looking upPremiumMMA Offshore rises on $103m in new contracts

Shares in MMA Offshore rose after the beaten down oil and gas contractor flagged new work worth as much as $103 million.

Stuart McKinnon

Gas juggernautCommentsPremiumAustralia’s reclaimed top LNG ranking under serious threat

Australia reclaimed the crown as the world’s top LNG producer in 2021, although its ranking is under serious threat again from rival player Qatar and emerging exporter, the US, this year.

Stuart McKinnon

Shortage lingersCommentsPremiumMiners fear skills crunch will persist after border reopens

The State’s thriving but undermanned resources industry is expected to face ongoing labour shortages long after WA’s border opens on February 5.

Stuart McKinnon

Renewable targetCommentsPremiumOsaka Gas, ATCO eye renewable synthetic methane option

Japan’s Osaka Gas and Canada’s ATCO have agreed to explore the possibility of producing renewable synthetic methane in Australia for domestic use and export markets.

Stuart McKinnon

supply shortage CommentsPremiumAdBlue restrictions could bring WA routes to a halt

WA truck drivers will be prevented from completing a number of routes under proposed AdBlue restrictions, the State’s transport industry has warned. 

Kate Purnell

Bridging the gapsCommentsPremiumPerth inventor powers EV chargers with chip oil

Chip oil is no longer just for cooking! A Perth-based engineer has found a way to use the waste from fryers to power electric vehicle chargers. 

Kate Purnell

Future fuelWoodside inks plan for Asian hydrogen run

Woodside has signed with Asian partners to develop a long-term supply chain of sustainable hydrogen from Western Australia to Singapore and potentially Japan.

Marion Rae

No penaltiesPremiumChevron slapped with Gorgon non-compliance notice

Chevron has fallen well short of a target to capture and store most of the carbon dioxide thrown off by its huge Gorgon gas project.

Sean Smith

Gas fightCommentsPremiumEPA erred in Scarborough gas project assessment, court told

The Conservation Council is challenging changes to environmental approvals that are vital to Woodside Petroleum’s $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project.

Sean Smith

Keep movingPremiumTrucking industry is saved after AdBlue deal

The nation’s trucking industry will be kept on the road after the Australian government secured a deal with a local manufacturer to supply AdBlue.

Ellen Ransley

Record demandCommentsPremium$US100 oil possible as record demand outpaces supply

Oil at $US100 ($139) a barrel cannot be ruled out in 2023 as supply additions are expected to be too slow to keep up with record demand, according to Goldman Sachs Group.

Serene Cheong and Dan Murtaugh

It’s a goPremiumACCC green lights $20b Woodside, BHP deal

The nation’s competition watchdog says it will not stand in the way of Woodside’s $20 billion buyout of BHP’s oil and gas assets.

Daniel Newell

BP dealQantas stocks up on greener fuel

Qantas is making a big change to flights on one of its flagship routes in a first for Australian airlines.

Emily Cosenza

Energy coupCommentsPremiumWoodside poaches BHP exec for CFO post

Woodside has poached a senior BHP executive to become its new chief financial officer just as the Perth-based energy giant seals a $20 billion buy out deal for the Big Australian’s oil and gas assets.

Daniel Newell

UWA muscleCommentsPremium‘Back off’: Union’s blast against Scarborough protesters

Woodside Petroleum has found an unlikely ally in the Australian Workers Union which has called on green activists to “back off” from protesting against the company’s $16 billion Scarborough LNG project.

Stuart McKinnon

Clean fuel barriersHydrogen good to go with new pilot scheme

The Australian government has announced a new hydrogen Guarantee of Origin scheme to support plans to become a major global player in the clean fuel by 2030.

Marion Rae

Weighing upVideoPremiumWoodside could cut WA out of Browse development

Speculation is mounting that Woodside could cut WA out of the giant Browse development by sending the gas to the Northern Territory.

Ben Harvey

Oil & GasWoodside to invest $7b in emerging energy

Woodside Petroleum will invest $7 billion to develop low carbon energy by 2030 after some controversial decisions to ramp up its oil and gas operations.

Steven Deare

New targetWoodside eyes $7 billion new energy portfolio

Woodside plans to invest $7 billion in new energy projects by 2030 but also reiterates it will continue to chase new fossil fuel developments, despite mounting opposition.

Sean Smith

Oklahoma!CommentsPremiumWoodside takes hydrogen energy ambitions to US

Woodside plans to leverage its recent $20 billion buyout of BHP’s petroleum business to bring its hydrogen energy production ambitions to the US.

Daniel Newell

Record exportsCommentsPremiumDwindling reserves ‘a threat to LNG industry’

The main threat to Australia’s LNG industry is not emissions reduction but a lack of reserves, according to a leading energy analyst.

Stuart McKinnon

Production haltCommentsPremium150 crew evacuated from Shell’s Prelude after fire

Helicopters and ships have been used to evacuate 150 crew from Shell’s Prelude floating LNG production plant off WA’s Kimberley coast following a fire aboard the giant vessel late last week.

Daniel Newell