WorleyParsons wins $5.3b coal project
Waratah Coal has appointed WorleyParsons as lead consultant and project manager for its $5.3 billion mine, rail and port development in central Queensland.
Big jump for WorleyParsons as growth shot hits bullseye
AUSTRALIA'S largest engineering company, WorleyParsons, has met its ambitious growth targets with a 62 per cent jump in interim profit and forecast higher earnings in the second half.
WorleyParsons awarded Fortescue contract
WorleyParsons Ltd has been awarded a lucrative contract for the second phase expansion of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd's iron ore development project.
WorleyParsons makes Canadian acquisition
Engineering and mining services company WorleyParsons has made an acquisition in Canada, purchasing Westmar Consultants for $A48.68 million.
Worley looks to WA for solar power plant
WorleyParsons Ltd says the Pilbara region of Western Australia could be a potential location for the construction of a thermal solar power station.
Oil pulls shares down
Shares opened slightly lower as energy companies, including Woodside Petroleum, fell after the price of oil dropped overnight.
Stocks close slightly higher
The Australian share market has closed flat, with Westpac and St George the only standouts among banking stocks and the big miners generally weaker.
Santos appoints David Knox as CEO
Santos Ltd has appointed its current acting chief executive David Knox as CEO and managing director of the oil producer, effective immediately.
07/29/08
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Worley profit up 53%, mulls solar plant
WorleyParsons, Australia's largest engineering company, says the Pilbara region of WA could be a location for a $1 billion thermal solar power station.
Nikkei Rebounds on Exporters
Asian markets rebounded, with Japanese exporters such as Canon advancing on a weakened yen and overnight gains on Wall Street, but Sony shares declined a day after the company slashed its full-year profit forecast.
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Fortescue to double iron ore production
FORTESCUE METALS is forging ahead with plans to more than double its annual production capacity to 120 million tonnes of iron ore a year.
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Woodside warns against Hassle bid
Investors need to be vigilant against a dodgy share purchasers, says Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
Woodside shareholders hassled
Woodside Petroleum has warned investors to be vigilant against dodgy share purchasers.
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Worley weighs up $1b Pilbara solar plant
WORLEYPARSONS, Australia's largest engineering company, says the Pilbara region of Western Australia could be a location for a $1 billion solar power station.
Emissions scheme adds to LNG costs, Shell says
ROYAL Dutch Shell has joined Woodside Petroleum's call for the Federal Government to consult further with liquefied natural gas producers about the effects of the emissions trading scheme outlined in its green paper.
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Santos to construct gas power station
Santos Ltd has delivered a rise in half year profit and flagged a proposal to build an $800 million gas power station in Victoria.
08/21/08
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Aussie shares now "cheap," UBS says
Australian companies have posted ''respectable'' earnings so far this reporting season and are now good value, according to UBS AG strategists.
Shares set for cautious start
Australian shares are set for a cautious start, with another drop in oil prices likely to hurt energy firms such as Woodside Petroleum.
Woodside Q2 revenue up 52%
Woodside Petroleum Ltd has posted a 52 per cent jump in second quarter sales revenue, after production rose and the price of crude oil soared.
No gas for Pluto 2 project as...
WOODSIDE Petroleum will have to continue its search for gas to feed a proposed second production train at its $12 billion Pluto liquefied natural gas project after a potential...
Hong Kong Market Moves On China Mobile
The telecoms operator posts strong earnings, and investors in HK looked forward to favorable news from oil companies; elsewhere, rising oil and inlfation fears kept stocks in...
Production begins at BHP's Neptune oil
BHP Billiton has started first production from the $1.16 billion Neptune oil operation in the Gulf of Mexico, more than six months behind schedule.