WA ports get $225 million upgrade
The WA Government has announced a $225 million port enhancement program over the next four years.Geraldton Port – Mt Gibson IronThe centrepiece is a $100 million commitment to deepen the Geraldton port, which is contingent on the development of the Mt Gibson iron ore project.As part of the Port Enha...
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Green light for HIsmelt plant
Rio Tinto has formally announced that it will build an expanded $400 million HIsmelt plant at Kwinana, WA.Rio Tinto’s decision to build a commercial plant at Kwinana represents the culmination of an intensive $600 million Australian research and development program, conducted over 20 years. It is a ...
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Economic snapshot shows Kwinana’s contribution to WA
A detailed economic impact study has found significant growth in the extent of interaction and interdependency between industries in the Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA).International consultants Sinclair Knight Merz conducted the study for the CCI and the Kwinana Industries Council in association with...
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Koolyanobbing iron ore expansion
Perth-based owner and operator of the Koolyanobbing iron ore operation, Portman Iron Ore Limited, is confident of securing ore sales to overseas customers clearing the way for a $100 to $110 million expansion of the mine later this year.Portman's objective is to secure all necessary approvals this y...
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Desalination plant near power station encouraged
The Water Corporation is encouraging proponents interested in supplying it with electricity to assess opportunities for co-location of the proposed $205 million desalination plant with the proponent’s power station.In Addendum No.1 for the Registration of Interest (ROI) for the supply of electricity...
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West Kimberley power supply tender
The State Government will soon be calling tenders for the supply of power to the West Kimberley region.The tender is expected to be released in June 2002.Deputy Premier and Energy Minister, Eric Ripper, said the tenders would be open to all energy competitors, including tidal energy.He said a critic...
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Esperance wind energy expansion proposed
Western Power has initiated a feasibility study into adding a new 3.6-megawatt (MW) wind farm to the town to take the total wind energy capacity in Esperance to 5.6MW.To be known as the Nine-Mile Beach Wind Farm, it would replace the Salmon Beach Wind Farm which was built in 1987 as a demonstration ...
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Western Power to build 330kV transmission line
Western Power has plans to construct a 123km transmission line from its gas turbine generating station at Pinjar to a substation at Cataby.Pending necessary approvals construction on the $36 million project would start in July 2002.The transmission line is needed to ensure the quality and reliabilit...
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New Western Power board members
Former Illuka Resources chief executive Malcolm Macpherson has been appointed as chairman of the Western Power board.Chieftain Securities managing director Neil Hamilton has been appointed as a director.Mr Macpherson - a past chairman of Western Power from 1995 to 1999 - is also a former president o...
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Bids shortlist for Townsville Power Station
The Queensland Government has short listed three potential bidders for the new gas-fired Townsville Power Station and associated pipeline infrastructure.The three bids had been selected from a field of 18 lodged by 10 consortia identified earlier this year.The three short listed proponents are: Stan...
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Joint Venture approval for BassGas Project
Origin Energy as Operator of the T/RL1 Joint Venture is pleased to advise that all participants in the Joint Venture have approved a proposal to proceed with the development of the Yolla gas field, the central component of the BassGas Project.Origin Energy has a 37.5 per cent share in the Yolla fiel...
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Clough wins $400 million Bass Strait Gas Project
Clough Limited subsidiary Clough Engineering has been awarded a turnkey contract worth approximately $400 million on the BassGas project, located in the Yolla Field in Bass Strait, for the T/RL1 joint venture.Work on the new BassGas contract is underway, with completion and first production due in t...
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WA226P: Offshore Perth Basin, WA
Origin Energy has reached agreement with the current titleholders of offshore petroleum exploration permit WA226P to increase its interest to 57.5 per cent by way of farm in.Origin Energy Developments Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Origin Energy Limited, will assume operator-ship of the p...
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Gas sales agreement signed with Kyushu electric
The North West Shelf LNG Sellers have signed a Sales and Purchase Agreements with Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. for the sale and purchase of 0.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of LNG.The agreement covers LNG supply for a long-term arrangement, starting in 2006, and is on an ex-ship basis. The agr...
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Vincent-Enfield construction to start from mid-2004
In its latest update, Woodside Energy Ltd says construction of the Vincent-Enfield oil field off the North West Cape of WA is not expected until mid-2004.Located in the Barrow Sub-basin off the WA coastline, approximately 50km north of Exmouth, Vincent-Enfield currently comprises three potential oil...
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Norwegian oil and gas mission to WA
A Norwegian trade mission will be in WA from 11 to 16 June 2002 to explore opportunities in the State’s oil and gas industry.The mission will be led by INTSOK - the Norwegian Oil and Gas Partners.Established in 1997 by the Norwegian oil and gas industry and the Norwegian Government, INTSOK links oil...
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New on-line system for WA’s petroleum sector
The WA Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has developed an on-line system that integrates the delivery of exploration and production data with petroleum title management, safety monitoring, and well analysis.The new WA Petroleum Information Management System (WAPIMS) was developed in wide...
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WA Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest 2000-01
The latest statistics on WA’s mineral and petroleum industry are available from the WA Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources.The Western Australian Minerals and Petroleum Statistics Digest 2000-01 covers:minerals trends (petroleum, iron ore, alumina, gold, nickel, heavy mineral sands diamond...
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Push for resource exploration and investment
State Development Minister, Clive Brown, has plans for the State Government to identify strategies to increase resource exploration levels and to attract further trade and investment to WA particularly in the oil and gas sector.Mr Brown said the reduced level of investment in greenfields exploration...
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Roche wins $450 million contract at Coppabella
Roche Mining has won a $470 million mining services contract that will result in the operation of a Marion 8200 dragline at the Coppabella coal mine in Queensland.The dragline is expected to provide significant cost savings in overburden removal at Coppabella's Johnson Pit.The contract appoints Roch...
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Gold Coast Light Rail – four firms in the picture
Queensland Transport has short-listed four firms to conduct a feasibility study into light rail system for the Gold Coast.Four consultancy firms have been invited to prepare detailed proposals.The State Government had provided $650,000 – on a dollar-for-dollar basis with the Federal Government – to ...
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Projects Queensland – Issue 21
The Queensland Government has released its latest issue of Projects Queensland - Issue 21 that details projects worth more than $10 million.The projects are presented in six categories:projects completed
projects under construction
projects committed
projects under study
government projects
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$15 million D&C coal mine contract for Simon engineering
Henry Walker Eltin subsidiary Simon Engineering Australia, and Australian Coal Technology have won a $15 million contract for the design and construction of coal handling preparation plant (CHPP) and associated infrastructure at United Colleries, NSW.The CHPP is part of the upgrading of the United c...
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Industry Events Calender
For comprehensive information on the following industry events, visit or click on the associated link, or call the number.MayWA State Budget Briefing presented by CCI and CPA Australia (WA)Link: http://www.cciwa.com/training/function.asp?nonMInfo=true&functionID=235Tel: (08) 9365 7500Queensland Powe...
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