Tag: Dampier 6713
Rio Tinto mines resume production
Rio Tinto mines in the Pilbara in Western Australia will resume normal production today.[MORE]
Storage tanker death to be investigated
The death of a man on a boat off the Dampier coast on Christmas Eve is being investigated.[MORE]
Karratha man survives boat capsizing
A Karratha man has suffered shock after spending a night out at sea. [MORE]
Iron ore train drivers threatening to strike
A key construction union claims the state's iron ore industry could lose millions of dollars if train drivers in the Pilbara go ahead with plans to stop work.[MORE]
Varanus Island gas explosion remains a mystery
Apache Energy has refused to explain what caused the explosion which plunged WA into a gas crisis.[MORE]
Gas crisis is over: Carpenter
Western Australian Premier Alan Carpenter says the state's energy crisis is effectively over after Apache Energy resumed processing gas at its Varanus Island plant.[MORE]
Apache Energy resumes gas production
Apache Energy has resumed pumping gas from it processing plant on Varanus Island two months after an explosion at the facility cut Western Australia's energy supply by 30 per cent.[MORE]
Conservationists criticise anglers
The Conservation Council has criticised anglers for killing a large Tiger Shark during a weekend fishing competition in the North West. [MORE]
Huge shark captured in WA waters
An angler has caught what is believed to be the biggest Tiger Shark ever captured in Western Australian waters.[MORE]
Premier will not rule out a Royal Commission into gas crisis
The Premier Alan Carpenter says he may launch a Royal Commission into the state's gas crisis after an investigation into the explosion on Varanus Island is investigated.[MORE]
Gas repairs ahead of schedule: Apache Energy
The West Australian energy company Apache Energy says it is ahead of schedule to resume production from it gas processing plant on Varanus Island.[MORE]
Fingerprints lead to four Dampier arrests
Police in Dampier say a new quick fingerprint service in Perth has led to the arrest of four men who allegedly stole items out of cars in the town last week.[MORE]
Quick fingerprint service leads to four arrests
Police in Dampier say a quick fingerprint service in Perth has led to the arrest of four men who allegedly stole items out of cars in the town last week.[MORE]
Gas pipeline concerns raised 11 mths before explosion: Buswell
WA's Opposition Leader is demanding answers over a leaked document revealing there were serious concerns about the Apache Energy pipelines.[MORE]
New chairman to take over Dampier Port Authority
Australia's largest export port at Dampier has a new chairman.[MORE]
Foreign labour row in Pilbara
The Australian Workers Union has written to the Federal Government calling for a barge owned by a United States resources company to be detained at the Dampier Port over allegations the company has misused foreign labour.[MORE]
WA gas shortage to last 6 months
The company at the centre of WA's gas shortage says it will be six months before it is back up to full production.[MORE]
Woodside launches Pilbara air quality tests
Woodside has begun an air monitoring program in the Pilbara to try and show that emissions from its North-West Shelf venture are not adversely affecting human health.[MORE]
Gas supplies could resume by mid August: Logan
The Minister for Energy, Fran Logan, says Apache Energy will reveal in the coming days how soon it will be able to bring its gas operations back on line.[MORE]
Report into gas crisis may recommend charges
A report on Western Australia's gas crisis will be able to recommend prosecutions over the incident.[MORE]
Gas report to take 3 months: Carpenter
The Western Australian Premier Alan Carpenter says it will it take up to three months for a report into an explosion at a major gas plant to be made public. [MORE]
Gas prices too high: Woodside
The head of Perth based gas company, Woodside has taken a swipe at residential gas charges in Western Australia.[MORE]
Woodside to build $5 billion gas platform off Pilbara coast
A new $5 billion natural gas platform will be built off the north west coast of Western Australia.[MORE]
Woodside records profit slide
Woodside Petroleum has recorded a billion dollar net profit for 2007, down 28 per cent from 2007.[MORE]
WA coast bunkers down ahead of Cyclone Nicholas
Residents of the tourist town of Exmouth in Western Australia's north-west are continuing to secure their properties and stock up on essential supplies as Cyclone Nicholas slowly approaches the coast.[MORE]
