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Fremantle chief executive Simon Garlick said the Kleenheat contract meant extra value for members and fans.

AFLPremiumDockers double down in climate wars with Kleenheat deal

The deal is sure attract the condemnation of climate activists, who railed against Fremantle’s decision last month to re-sign Woodside for another two years.

Ben Harvey

Thursday’s comments were Ms O’Neill’s strongest yet about the years-long regulatory mire for Karratha. 

Oil & GasCommentsPremium‘Mind boggling’: O’Neill amps up red tape fight

Woodside boss Meg O’Neill has declared it is “mind boggling” that WA approval to extend the Karratha Gas Plant’s life took six years, as she amps up her criticism of energy industry red tape.

Matt Mckenzie

Beach Energy operations, Cooper Basin

EnergyPremiumBeach Energy swings back to profit

Beach Energy has swung back into profitability for the six months to December after moving to slash headcount and sharpen up operations.

Matt Mckenzie

Potentia Energy’s purchase includes control of the Albany and Grasmere Wind Farm in WA’s South-West.

EnergyPremiumForeign JV dives into $1b Australian clean energy deal

Potentia Energy, a partnership between Italy’s Enel Green Power and Japanese gas giant Inpex, has bought a gigawatt of operating and development projects in WA, the ACT and South Australia.

Sean Smith

Woodside boss Meg O’Neill pictured at Woodside HQ on Mount Street, Perth.

Oil & GasCommentsWoodside’s wake up call on Trump agenda

Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill has warned Donald Trump’s red tape slashing, pro-oil and gas agenda will siphon more investment offshore unless Australia gets its house in order.

Matt Mckenzie

Seven West Media presents Woodside Roundtable Lunch, at Crown.

EnergyDon’t take gas for granted say energy and mining giants

Taking WA gas for granted will stifle Australia’s lucrative mining industry, decarbonisation ambitions, artificial intelligence capabilities and even our drinking water.

Adrian Rauso

The old BP oil refinery is being decommissioned and was set to become a new energy hub.

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King wants BP to push on in Kwinana

There’s no word yet when a Federal support scheme for hydrogen investment will finally kick off, even after BP iced the $1 billion-plus Kwinana energy hub.

Matt Mckenzie & Katina Curtis

Jesse Noakes is one of four activists to be sentenced over an incident outside Woodside CEO's home. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumActivists behind foiled Woodside protest to learn fate

A group of climate activists arrested by counter-terrorism police while attempting to protest at Woodside's chief executive's home are set to be sentenced.

Aaron Bunch

An artist’s impression of the planned Kwinana Energy Hub.

EnergyCommentsPremiumBP puts Kwinana new energy plant on ice

BP has gone back to the drawing board on a $1 billion-plus new energy hub in Kwinana, with more than 200 contractors expected to lose their jobs.

Matt Mckenzie

Premier Roger Cook announced his Government had plans for a $150 million, 50MW vanadium battery for Kalgoorlie-Boulder while at the Palace Hotel on Thursday.

More powerPremiumGovt pledges $150m, 50MW vanadium battery for Kalgoorlie

The Cook Labor Government plans to build a $150 million, 50-megawatt vanadium battery to help power Kalgoorlie-Boulder into the future if re-elected, with 2029 the target date to get it up and running.

Neil Watkinson

Rio Tinto launched its Centre for Future Materials at Australia National University in Canberra. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyPremiumAussie university joins $230m future materials project

Sourcing and processing materials needed to transition to renewable energy is the focus of an international research project, with Australians at its heart.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

More than four million Australian homes have already switched to solar panels. (Lucy Hughes Jones/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyPremiumCurtain call: basic energy upgrades may save households

Hanging heavy curtains and swapping gas for electric hot water could save Australians a motza and solar systems could cut household energy bills even further.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Origin Energy has been fined for breaching rules designed to safeguard a vulnerable cohort. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyPremiumEnergy giant fined $1.6m for DV privacy, debt breaches

One of the Australia's largest energy retailers has been slapped with $1.6 million in fines for their treatment of family violence-affected customers.

Callum Godde

Cook had to fess up to Labor’s big green lie after 12,000 WA households dropped off the grid in the middle of a heat wave.

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WA Labor’s slew of broken promises pile up post-State Daddy

This week, WA ran out of electricity in the midst of a heat wave. Oops!

Libby Mettam

Santos Darwin LNG plant Source: Santos

Oil & GasPremiumTamboran beats the drum on Darwin expansion

Energy junior Tamboran Resources wants Santos to expand the Darwin LNG plant and help unlock onshore gas reserves in the Northern Territory.

Matt Mckenzie

Australia's ageing coal-fired power stations increase the chances of blackouts, experts say. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyPremiumAgeing 'coal clunkers' posing power outage risk

Many of the nation's coal power generators are more than four decades old and posing reliability risks, analysis suggests.

Alex Mitchell and Poppy Johnston

Santos will not proceed with plans to buy an oil production vessel for the Dorado project in WA. (Tony McDonough/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyPremiumSantos shelves major oil and gas project

Santos has deferred plans for a $3 billion-plus oil and gas project in WA, leading to a sharp drop in the share price of the project's minority partner.

Abe Maddison

Meg O'Neill.

Oil & GasPremiumFreo Docker deal shows gas debate changing: O’Neill

Meg O’Neill has declared Woodside’s renewed sponsorship deal with the Freo Dockers shows the energy debate is becoming more balanced in WA.

Matt Mckenzie

Meg O'Neill.

EnergyPremiumWoodside drops US solar build as Scarborough forges ahead

Woodside Energy has sailed through its full-year targets despite a production blip caused by a major outage in November, but has struggled to make headway on new energy projects stateside.

Simone Grogan

Australian Energy Producers conference at PCEC. Santos Chief Executive Officer Kevin Gallagher.

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Dorado gets kicked down the road

A final investment decision on the $3 billion-plus Dorado oil project has been punted indefinitely after Santos said more work is needed.

Matt Mckenzie

BP owns a 16.7 per cent slice of the North West Shelf Venture near Karratha and is a shareholder in the $30 billion Browse project planned off the Kimberley coast.

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumBP’s global job shake up to hit Australia

Hundreds of Australian jobs could be axed at BP after the company unveiled moves to slash headcount across the world.

Matt Mckenzie

Synergy CEO David Fyfe will leave in April.

EnergyCommentsPremiumSynergy boss David Fyfe set to leave

State Government-owned electricity retailer Synergy is hunting for a new boss after revealing chief executive David Fyfe will leave in April.

Matt Mckenzie

Strike Energy CEO Stuart Nicholls.

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumStrike out: Perth Basin gas player shakes up leadership

An emerging major player in the Perth Basin gas fields has revealed its chief executive will exit.

Matt Mckenzie

A wind turbine with a different design will be tested outside of Adelaide, South Australia. (Vawt-X Energy/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyPremiumResearchers to give futuristic wind turbine a whirl

A curvy, curly wind turbine will be put to the test in Australia as researchers and a local start-up look for ways to add more to metropolitan areas.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson