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FMG downgrade PremiumCiti cuts Fortescue Metals Group to sell on FFI doubts

The global investment bank says the valuations of FMG’s clean energy arm don’t justify the miner’s big share trading premium.

Sean Smith

New eraCommentsPremiumGreen tide prompts rethink on magnetite iron ore

Magnetite is enjoying a resurgence in the WA iron ore industry as a change in economic, energy and environmental tides boost its credentials.

Stuart McKinnon

Contrarian viewCommentsPremiumInvestigator Trust widens fossil fuels push

Packer and Co’s $2.2 billion fund is now nearly 40 per cent invested in China and Russia.

Sean Smith

Preventative actionCommentsPremiumResources sector embraces RATs as open border looms

WA’s booming resources sector has swiftly embraced rapid antigen tests as it looks to protect its workers and essential operations from COVID ahead of the opening of the State’s borders next month.

Stuart McKinnon and Adrian Lowe

Looking upPremiumMMA Offshore rises on $103m in new contracts

Shares in MMA Offshore rose after the beaten down oil and gas contractor flagged new work worth as much as $103 million.

Stuart McKinnon

Gas juggernautCommentsPremiumAustralia’s reclaimed top LNG ranking under serious threat

Australia reclaimed the crown as the world’s top LNG producer in 2021, although its ranking is under serious threat again from rival player Qatar and emerging exporter, the US, this year.

Stuart McKinnon

Green start-upCommentsPremiumFormer Vimy boss lured back coalface by solar opportunity

Mike Young didn’t plan to take another executive role after leaving aspiring uranium producer Vimy Resources but an opportunity offered by mining entrepreneur Grant Davey proved too exciting to refuse.

Stuart McKinnon

Renwables push CommentsPremiumWA company’s moves to make ships green

The Henderson-based firm is keen to show that even in traditionally “heavy” industries such as shipbuilding, efforts can be made to work towards a net zero emissions future.

Adrian Lowe

Shortage lingersCommentsPremiumMiners fear skills crunch will persist after border reopens

The State’s thriving but undermanned resources industry is expected to face ongoing labour shortages long after WA’s border opens on February 5.

Stuart McKinnon

Current eventCommentsPremiumPower play: Compo for Perth Xmas blackout victims to double

Bill Johnston has increased the compensation payment for people who lost power during the Christmas blackout, two days after labelling the original amount ‘appropriate’. 

Briana Fiore

Soaring pricesCommentsPremiumAlcoa to curb aluminum output in Spain

Alcoa is set to halt primary aluminum production at its plant in Spain for two years, the latest casualty of soaring energy prices in Europe.

Irene Garcia Perez and Archie Hunter

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Expert calls for interstate regulator to probe Western Power

A former energy boss has called for an independent watchdog from interstate to carry out the review into the Christmas outage that took tens of thousands of homes off the grid. 

Briana Fiore

Renewable targetCommentsPremiumOsaka Gas, ATCO eye renewable synthetic methane option

Japan’s Osaka Gas and Canada’s ATCO have agreed to explore the possibility of producing renewable synthetic methane in Australia for domestic use and export markets.

Stuart McKinnon

Bridging the gapsCommentsPremiumPerth inventor powers EV chargers with chip oil

Chip oil is no longer just for cooking! A Perth-based engineer has found a way to use the waste from fryers to power electric vehicle chargers. 

Kate Purnell

Fluid situation CommentsPremiumACCC allows industry to collaborate on AdBlue supply

The nation’s competition regulator will allow industry to collaborate on arrangements for the supply of a crucial diesel exhaust fluid to avoid a looming supply shortage.

Danielle Le Messurier

Future fuelWoodside inks plan for Asian hydrogen run

Woodside has signed with Asian partners to develop a long-term supply chain of sustainable hydrogen from Western Australia to Singapore and potentially Japan.

Marion Rae

No penaltiesPremiumChevron slapped with Gorgon non-compliance notice

Chevron has fallen well short of a target to capture and store most of the carbon dioxide thrown off by its huge Gorgon gas project.

Sean Smith

bright futurePremiumWaroona shining in renewables with another solar farm

Another massive solar farm near Waroona was approved at a recent government meeting and is set to provide power to the South West of the country.  

Luke McPherson

Gas fightCommentsPremiumEPA erred in Scarborough gas project assessment, court told

The Conservation Council is challenging changes to environmental approvals that are vital to Woodside Petroleum’s $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project.

Sean Smith

Renewable energy CommentsPremiumProvince shares lifted on HyEnergy clean hydrogen milestone

Province Resources’ green hydrogen project near Canarvon has been awarded lead agency status by the WA Government, recognising the development as a significant project which is in the State’s interest. 

Danielle Le Messurier

Crucial product CommentsPremiumAdBlue urea deal a ‘stopgap solution’

AdBlue suppliers are warning against severing ties with foreign producers who manufacture urea — a key ingredient — after the Federal Government announced it had struck a deal with a local company. 

Danielle Le Messurier

Green goalCommentsPremiumFMG unit produces hydrogen using its own electrolyser

Fortescue Metals Group’s green energy unit is celebrating the production of hydrogen using its own designed and built electrolyser.

Stuart McKinnon

Keep movingPremiumTrucking industry is saved after AdBlue deal

The nation’s trucking industry will be kept on the road after the Australian government secured a deal with a local manufacturer to supply AdBlue.

Ellen Ransley

EnergyGlobal coal power demand to hit new high

The International Energy Agency says rising consumption in China, India and the US could bring global coal-fired power demand to a new high this year.

AAP