Exploration plans spark fear of another Santos oil spill off WA
Plans by Santos, which negligently caused an oil spill off WA four years ago, to drill seven exploration wells off the Pilbara coast have drawn fire from an environmental group.
Exploration plans spark fear of another Santos oil spill off WA
Plans by Santos, which negligently caused an oil spill off WA four years ago, to drill seven exploration wells off the Pilbara coast have drawn fire from an environmental group.
Gas leftover from exports not enough for WA power and industry: AEMO
Rising gas prices resulting in job losses are inevitable unless the WA government mandates more supply from gas exporters.
Mines Department blasts holes in Alcoa’s jarrah forest care claims
Endangered cockatoos - 105,000 exploration holes a year - insecure offsets: WA’s mining regulator has questions for the US miner.
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Regulator orders Stokes' Seven Group to fix leaking gas well off Victorian coast
SGH's decade of neglect of its Longtom gas field off the Gippsland coast is "an erosion of good industry practice" according to NOPSEMA.
Environmental regulator raises doubts over Kimberley fracking
Black Mountain's conclusion that its drilling will not affect water resources is without foundation, and threatened species and National Heritage are at risk, according to the Federal environment department.
Who is Black Mountain, the company that wants to frack the Kimberley?
A company with less than $5 million in the bank and a boss who lives in the US will soon get a red or green light from WA's environment watchdog.
Gina Rinehart's Hancock Energy nears launch of Belisama Perth Basin gas project
The Belisama project inland from Dongara could supply up to 20 per cent of WA's demand from 2029.
WA Labor veteran slams “baseless" claims that gas is good for the climate
Woodside and other exporters have a "shocking record" of not providing evidence that gas helps reduce carbon emissions, according to Chris Tallentire.
Trump critical minerals deal could lock in jarrah forest mining for decades
An Alcoa plant to produce gallium in WA's South West will need green tape shredded to start on schedule and long term forest mining to be viable.
Synergy plans $4.5b wind, solar and battery farm in WA's Wheatbelt
The state-owned utility needs to replace the generation capacity it will lose by closing down all its coal-fired power stations over the next four years.
Woodside shrinks and delays Perth hydrogen plan
After a big splash four years ago and little publicity since, Woodside has teamed up with Japanese partners to promote a smaller, later, and dirtier hydrogen plant.
Gas
Regulator orders Stokes' Seven Group to fix leaking gas well off Victorian coast
SGH's decade of neglect of its Longtom gas field off the Gippsland coast is "an erosion of good industry practice" according to NOPSEMA.
Environmental regulator raises doubts over Kimberley fracking
Black Mountain's conclusion that its drilling will not affect water resources is without foundation, and threatened species and National Heritage are at risk, according to the Federal environment department.
Who is Black Mountain, the company that wants to frack the Kimberley?
A company with less than $5 million in the bank and a boss who lives in the US will soon get a red or green light from WA's environment watchdog.
Gina Rinehart's Hancock Energy nears launch of Belisama Perth Basin gas project
The Belisama project inland from Dongara could supply up to 20 per cent of WA's demand from 2029.
Bauxite
Trump critical minerals deal could lock in jarrah forest mining for decades
An Alcoa plant to produce gallium in WA's South West will need green tape shredded to start on schedule and long term forest mining to be viable.
Alcoa’s WA mining plan draws unprecedented opposition
The US miner's extraction of bauxite near Perth is facing significant public scrutiny for the first time, and many are resisting what is happening to their beloved jarrah forest.
Alcoa lied about jarrah forest rehabilitation: advertising watchdog
The Ad Standards decision has demolished a key plank of the US miner's expensive campaign to win public support for expanded mining in WA.
Record 59,000 submissions to EPA on Alcoa as US boss flies in
Alcoa chief executive Bill Oplinger will look to shore up state government support for his vital WA mining that is facing public scrutiny for the first time.
Carbon Emissions
WA Labor veteran slams “baseless" claims that gas is good for the climate
Woodside and other exporters have a "shocking record" of not providing evidence that gas helps reduce carbon emissions, according to Chris Tallentire.
Fortescue slashes electric train program but insists zero emissions 'on track'
Andrew Forrest's miner is back to the drawing board to find a new solution that does not disrupt production and can be delivered by 2030.
Setting Australia’s 2035 emissions target is a daring tightrope act
No room for the timid: The 2035 emissions target must signal strong ambition on climate action, to drive policy and investment and avoid being seen as unrealistic or too costly.
Barnaby Joyce's reasons for Australia to abandon net-zero don’t stack up
The former deputy prime minister's push against the "lunatic crusade" of limiting global warming is not backed by evidence.
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Governments set to refund Chevron $500m for Barrow Island oil field clean-up
The $2.3 billion-plus decommissioning on a WA nature reserve will be part-funded by the Federal and WA governments returning about half the royalties they received over six decades.
Industry slams Woodside's 'bare minimum' supply of gas to WA from Pluto
Alcoa, Wesfarmers and other big gas users in WA want Woodside to deliver what it agreed with the state government.
How Chevron will ship Aussie engineering jobs to India
Despite local content requirements and a fat profit from Australia, Chevron will now export jobs as well as gas.
WA Labor promised to protect the water supply but instead unleashed Alcoa's dangerous mining
Roger Cook granting Alcoa greater access to mine near Perth's dams risks could cost taxpayers billions of dollars and result in water restrictions