WA drops case against Apache over gas explosion

Western Australia’s Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore said on Thursday he was “frustrated” with the state government’s decision to withdraw its case against Apache Energy over the Varanus Island gas explosion. In 2009, the state...

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...

Strong demand in Japan, China drives Australian LNG output

Australia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production for the 2009/10 financial year increased by 7,5% to record levels of 18,7-million tons, on the back of an increased global demand. Energy economics group EnergyQuest has reported that the...

Santos developing Halyard field to boost WA gas supply

Australian gas producer Santos on Monday reported that it was looking to develop a new Western Australian gas supply from its Halyard field, which it jointly owns with Apache Energy. The two companies would now complete and tieback the Halyard...

High-profile industry, political speakers expected at Australian uranium conference

The fourth Australian Uranium Conference, to be held in Perth next week, would be open to a number of topics, including climate change, global warming, carbon emission and carbon trading, the conference organisers said on Monday. More than 400...

Nickel-miner Minara maintains output forecast, despite gas-supply woes

Australia's second-biggest nickel producer, Minara Resources has returned its Murrin Murrin plant in Western Australia to full production, after output was affected by an explosion that severed natural-gas supplies to the region from an offshore...

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....

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...