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EnergyMiners have 'hands tied' as earnings set to plunge

Mining companies are set to see their earnings plummet as commodity prices fall, resulting in lower tax receipts and bigger government debt.

Jacob Shteyman

EnergyCommentsPremiumBig spike in price to keep grid stable

The price paid to WA power companies to keep reserve capacity ready has surged by almost 60 per cent, following a rewrite of the market rules.

Matt Mckenzie

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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

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REVEALED: Dutton’s nuclear plan leaves WA with shortfall

The West can reveal the electricity shortfall under the Coalition’s plan as the political battle over the future of the nation’s energy system heats up.

Katina Curtis

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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‘Torpedoing credibility’: Fresh stoush in power bill battle

The Albanese Government claims Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is ‘torpedoing his own credibility’ in the latest round of the political fight over Australia’s energy future. 

Ellen Ransley

state politicsCommentsPremiumWA flashes cash to win first green iron pilot plant

Kwinana has won the battle to become the site of a ‘revolutionary’ low-emissions iron smelting pilot plant, with the State Government willing to cough up mega bucks to beat out the rest of the nation..

Jessica Page

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

EnergyPremiumPM rubbishes Dutton's nuclear energy plan as 'farcical'

Anthony Albanese has poured scorn on Peter Dutton's "farcical" nuclear plan and questioned the Liberal leader's claim it would lead to cheaper energy.

Emily Verdouw and Tess Ikonomou

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

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Power play: Bid to shore up grid for hot summer

Last-minute talks are under way to ensure there’s enough power to keep WA’s lights on through a sweltering summer, after heatwaves put the grid under immense pressure earlier this year.

Matt Mckenzie

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Dutton reveals nuclear details he says will ‘keep lights on’

Coalition Leader Peter Dutton has pledged to ‘keep the lights on’ while unveiling a $331 billion plan to introduce nuclear energy to Australia by the mid-2030s.

Ellen Ransley and Nicola Smith

Federal PoliticsComments‘Affordable’: Dutton's nuclear power plan price tag revealed

The Coalition claims Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy plan will be more than $260 billion cheaper than Labor’s renewables-focused blueprint over the next three decades. 

Katina Curtis

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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

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumCSIRO finds nuclear power priciest, Liberal numbers to come

Energy gurus at the national science body still believe nuclear power will be more expensive than alternatives, as a political fight over the merits of the generation source heats up.

Katina Curtis & 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

Federal politicsCommentsDutton to release cost of plan to build nuclear reactors

A fight over the merits of nuclear power in Australia is heating up as the Coalition prepares to release its costings for the plan to build seven reactors across the country.

Katina Curtis

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WA Liberals can deliver a feasible, long-term energy policy

More struggling West Australian families than ever are having to make the choice between paying their electricity bill and putting food on the table.

Libby Mettam

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

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Whitby: WA climate role not emission impossible

WA is shouldering the burden of higher emissions in order to deliver the gas and critical minerals the rest of the world needs to decarbonise, according to the State’s Climate and Energy Minister.

Simone Grogan

renewable energyPremiumRenewable hydrogen tech could give green light to jobs

Australia could unlock $1.7 billion and thousands of jobs by 2050 if it seizes the opportunity to create hydrogen-manufacturing equipment, a study has found.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Courts and JusticePremiumTeam Twiggy hunts green swindle evidence

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue is hunting for evidence of a green technology swindle allegedly pulled off by Michael Masterman and his new venture.

Neale Prior