Beach Energy is set to axe almost a third of its workforce amid a strategic review to slash costs.
Matt Mckenzie
Dramatic drops in sales of gas, lithium and nickel have contributed to a slowdown of Australia’s booming resources exports which will weigh on State and Federal budgets.
The competition watchdog has warned new gas sources will need to come online to avert a national shortage.
Former Federal Labor leader and WA Governor Kim Beazley is throwing his support behind a push to thwart a major Woodside project in order to save an ancient Aboriginal rock art site.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Fresh off a flurry of lithium activity Mineral Resources is shifting gears to gas, touting the latest find from its Lockyer-5 development east of Dongara.
Adrian Rauso
A group of First Nations people is calling on the federal government to listen to Indigenous voices on offshore gas development and enhance consultation.
Rudi Maxwell
Gas industry leaders are gathering for a conference in Sydney to stare down criticism of new gas fields and spruik their role in the clean energy transition.
Marion Rae
The impasse over a looming gas shortage in WA could be headed for a major breakthrough, with Woodside Energy to pledge a boost in local supply.
Offshore gas approvals could be expedited while Indigenous communities have their wishes ignored under the government's proposed laws, environmentalists warn.
Kat Wong
An explosive letter reveals how grassroots Labor members pressured the Federal Government to tweak contentious legislation aimed at curtailing ‘lawfare’ against major gas projects.
MMA Offshore is being reeled in by a Singaporean-based private equity firm after riding the wave of a massive share price run.
Resources Minister Madeleine King will tweak new laws aimed at reducing ‘lawfare’ over offshore gas projects to clarify that two ministers will jointly approve changes to consultation processes.
Katina Curtis
Winners of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA’s 15th Women In Resources Awards were revealed at a packed ceremony in Perth’s CBD on Friday night.
Simone Grogan
Despite a push for electrification, the energy market operator is urging investment in gas pipelines, storage and ports to secure power for homes and industry.
Marion Rae and Samantha Lock
Federal Police have been asked to investigate after activists defaced artwork on the wall of Federal Minister Madeleine King’s Rockingham office.
Environmental critics want to deliver a protest vote against next month’s re-election of the prominent WA director.
Sean Smith
Gas giant Santos wants the consultation process for offshore gas projects to be time-limited so it can’t be used as a ‘continued veto power’ by opponents.
A troubled few months in the critical minerals sector has cut demand for gas and may help WA avoid a shortage this year, an industry executive says.
Australia’s primary environmental legal group will be probed by an external group of legal experts after a judge found it confected evidence in a case against an energy giant.
Neve Brissenden
The Greens are threatening to stall Labor’s vehicle emissions standards unless the Federal Government scraps legislation that could smooth the path for gas projects.
The company’s boss Meg O’Neill says it needs to cut costs to improve the viability of some carbon emission programs, but it has no prospect of recovering the investment from gas buyers.
One of Australia’s most powerful superannuation funds is pitching for a seat on the board of Woodside Energy and has even put forward potential nominees to chair Richard Goyder.
Daniel Newell
Gas companies should only be required to consult with local landholders for a defined timeframe as part of an overhaul of the rules of engagement on proposed offshore LNG projects, the industry body has said.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is promising faster decisions on approvals for resources projects, in a promise that heaps pressures on the Federal Opposition to wave through Labor’s $2.4 billion gas tax changes.
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