Polish PGNiG, KGHM, PGE, Tauron join forces on shale gas

Poland's gas monopoly PGNiG said on Wednesday it will work with the country's largest copper miner KGHM and two top utilities PGE and Tauron, all state-owned, exploring for shale gas. The statement came after Warsaw said it wanted state-owned...

Cyclone Carlos disrupts gas supply to WA mines

Gas provider Apache has cut off supply from its Varanus Island joint venture gas facility with Santos, to Western Australian customers owing to the weather conditions related to Cyclone Carlos. ASX-listed Jabiru Metals on Friday told the market...

Company Announcement: Disruption of gas supply

Attached please find a press release on: Apex Minerals NL (ASX:AXM) has been advised that supply of gas to its Wiluna mine will be disrupted as a result of damage caused by Cyclone Carlos to the Apache operated facilities at Varanus Island. Gas...

BHP gives green light for $1,5bn WA gas project

The world’s largest diversified miner, BHP Billiton has approved the development of the $1,5-billion Macedon gas project, in Western Australia. The Macedon project involves four offshore production wells supplying a wet gas pipeline to an...

Newcrest secures gas supply for Telfer mine

Australia's biggest gold producer Newcrest Mining has arranged for interim gas supplies for its Telfer mine, in Western Australia, after an explosion that severed natural-gas supplies from Apache Energy's offshore plant earlier this month....

West Australian miners brace for productivity drop

Western Australian miners, which supply the world with metals and iron-ore, fear sharp falls in productivity and lay-offs after a gas-plant explosion robbed them of power, industry and local government officials said on Sunday. "This is very...

Miners working to secure energy after W Australia gas explosion

Miners in Western Australia were considering their options on Friday, after damage caused by an explosion that severed natural-gas supplies from an offshore plant appeared likely to take at least two months to repair. On Tuesday, a pipeline...

US gas price a boon for coal-fired power

High natural gas prices are proving a boon for the many US utilities that still generate electricity the old-fashioned way - burning coal.

Oxygen plants aid in gold leaching

Gauteng pressure swing adsorption (PSA) supplier Alpha Air Separation is making inroads into the gold-leaching market with two oxygen plants installed in South Africa and one in Zimbabwe, reports MD Rainer Ludwig. The company forms part of...