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Woodside lines up $30b Browse with neat gas assets swap

Woodside has jumped another hurdle towards developing the $30 billion Browse project, inking a big reshuffle of WA gas assets with Chevron.

Matt Mckenzie and Daniel Newell

EnergyCommentsPremiumNew Woodside deal with Dockers gives gas critics heave-ho

Hardline environmental activists have been floored by a Fremantle Dockers and Woodside Energy shirt-fronting as the duo extend a long-running sponsorship deal.

Daniel Newell

Oil & GasPremiumEnergy giant captures zone for carbon storage project

A consortium led by Chevron has nabbed a big patch of ocean for a potential carbon storage project as industry ramps up efforts to make WA a hub for cutting global emissions.

Matt Mckenzie

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumWA warned of a looming gas shortage

WA households and industry will have enough gas to keep the economy running for three years, but the outlook is weaker from there.

Matt Mckenzie

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MinRes pockets $780m cash from Gina Rinehart gas deal

Mineral Resources’ balance sheet has received a welcome boost of $780 million from Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting through the flash sale of its WA gas assets in October.

Simone Grogan

Oil & GasPremiumMajor WA manufacturer in gas supply deal

Alcoa has locked in a 10 year gas contract with Chevron to fuel the Pinjarra and Wagerup alumina plants.

Matt Mckenzie

Oil & GasPremiumCook backs in Karratha LNG plant approval

Premier Roger Cook has backed plans to keep the Karratha Gas Plant’s running for decades as the clock ticks on a Federal Government decision about the facility’s future.

Matt Mckenzie & Jessica Page

CrimeCommentsPremiumClimate activists storm Dumas House and ... lay down inside

A WA Police spokesperson confirmed two protestors were given an infringement outside Dumas House, while another pair were given a move on notice.

Jessica Evensen

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Gas hub’s fate now in the hands of Plibersek

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek will have 30 business days to make a call on the future of the Karratha Gas Plant after a crucial State Government approval finally arrived.

Matt Mckenzie

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Bid to kickstart domestic decommissioning for offshore rigs

The Government wants to kickstart a $60 billion industry in Western Australia and bring the decommissioning of oil and gas rigs onshore via a funding injection and new deals with the State and the UK.

Katina Curtis

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumInpex boss says Australia needs to step on the gas

Australia’s place as a top gas supplier is in doubt as competitors dramatically add capacity, the boss of Japanese energy giant Inpex has warned.

Matt Mckenzie

EnergyCommentsPremiumFlagging ASX energy stocks eye rebound as projects ramp up

Australia’s flailing energy stocks may reverse course next year as several stalled projects start production, according to analysts. 

Carmeli Argana

Oil & GasPremiumPluto relaunched after emergency outage

Woodside Energy’s Pluto LNG plant near Karratha has been restarted after an emergency shutdown last week.

Matt Mckenzie

BusinessCall for super funds to pump gas giants for change

An analysis of the way some of the biggest superannuation funds vote at shareholder meetings suggests they're backing down over the expansion of oil and gas.

Marion Rae

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumGreen group ordered to fork out more than $9m to Santos

The taxpayer-funded green group that tried to kill a $6.2 billion Santos project with confected claims of underwater songlines has been ordered to pay all of the gas giant’s legal costs.

Adrian Rauso

Oil & Gas'Dangerous': Calls to premier for more gas ban rebates

More than a dozen health and equity organisations are zoning in on gas-related health risks and calling on Victoria's premier to take a stand.

Holly Hales

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumWoodside prepares to re-open its Pluto gas plant

Woodside is preparing to restart the Pluto gas plant after an emergency shutdown earlier this week.

Matt Mckenzie

EnergyCommentsPremiumWoodside CEO says gas price volatility sign of tightness

The current volatility taking hold of gas prices, especially in Europe, is a “signal that the market is much tighter than many expect”, according to the head of Australia’s biggest natural gas exporter. 

Olga Tanas and Priscila Azevedo Rocha

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Pluto still offline as Woodside investigates emergency

The cause of an emergency shutdown at Woodside Energy’s $15 billion Pluto gas plant yesterday is becoming clearer late on Tuesday.

Matt Mckenzie

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumWhitby rules on Karratha LNG plant appeals

State environmental approval to extend the life of the Karratha Gas Plant is looking more likely after Reece Whitby finalised the almost-900-day appeal process.

Matt Mckenzie

Oil & GasPremiumWoodside’s Pluto LNG plant in emergency shutdown

Woodside Energy’s massive Pluto LNG plant on the Burrup Peninsula was shut down on Monday and the cause is still under investigation.

Matt Mckenzie

Oil & GasPremiumSantos taken to court over fuel spill

The energy regulator has launched a prosecution of Santos for a 2022 petroleum spill at Varanus Island.

Matt Mckenzie

Oil & GasPremiumWoodside chief wants an energy election

Meg O’Neill wants energy security to be centre stage in the upcoming Federal Election, warning Australia will face gas shortages without action to clear up a tangle of red tape. 

Matt Mckenzie

ManufacturingCommentsPremiumWhy this big WA manufacturer could be sold

A major global manufacturer has been selling assets across the world — sparking talk their WA business could be on the market soon.

Matt Mckenzie