Traditional owners of Kimberley land, selected for a gas hub, say they have been left out of negotiations facilitated by the Federal Government. The Djabera Djabera people of Beagle Bay are locked in a long-running native title claim for land that includes the site at James Price Point. The site has been selected by the […]

In its contemplation of where to pipe its Browse basin gas reserves to the WA coastline Woodside has the opportunity to set the benchmark in regards to its environmental impact. As it currently stands Woodside already has a significant industrial footprint in the Pilbara. To duplicate this again in the Kimberley is pure insanity, especially […]

LOW crude oil prices are likely to sap oil and gas company profits this year, casting a shadow over the viability of large-scale projects earmarked to drive growth. While this tough environment will challenge the industry, two broking houses say this year could be especially difficult for the country’s second-biggest oil producer, Woodside Petroleum.

Japanese oil giant Inpex has launched front-end engineering and design (FEED) work on a Darwin base for its $25 billion Ichthys liquefied natural gas project, to all but shut the door on a return to WA. The decision to award the FEED contract to a consortium of JGC Corp, KBR and Chiyoda Corp comes six […]

The following revisits an important report from The Australian Financial Review last December. FEDERAL Environment Minister Peter Garrett has warned West Australian Premier Colin Barnett that he risks delays to major projects if he ignores cooperative procedures for selecting a site for a mining processing hub in the Kimberley region and compulsorily acquires a site […]