North Australia Digest – 23/11/2012
The Australian Shanghai Zhongfu president Wu Pui Ngai is poised to pour $700 million into Australia’s remote East Kimberley to grow sugar and has hit back at critics worried that he does
The Australian Shanghai Zhongfu president Wu Pui Ngai is poised to pour $700 million into Australia’s remote East Kimberley to grow sugar and has hit back at critics worried that he does
The Australian Alcoa Australia managing director Alan Cransberg recently backed calls from others in the industry for the nation to make more of its vast gas reserves, rather than exporting them all
This Thursday marks the 60th anniversary of Mr Lang Hancock’s famous flight during which he discovered enormous iron ore deposits in Western Australia. It also marks the start of a shining example of entrepreneurship and private enterprise
The Australian The Chinese Development company that has won the rights to develop stage two of the Ord River project, Shanghai Zhongfu, will inject $700 million to develop a giant new irrigated
The Australian Financial Review International energy experts are the latest group to warn that high costs are putting at risk $150 billion in future LNG investments in Australia. The calls echo concerns
Good evening. It is such a pleasure and honour to be in your country again and to receive this important award. I am particularly pleased to be judged as the Global Visionary
The Australian Financial Review The Australian economy is not becoming more productive and will fall off a “growth cliff” when resources investment runs out according to Michael Chaney, Chairman of National Australia
The Australian Gas industry stalwart John Ellice-Flint claims the Queensland government is losing $2.3 million in royalties for each day that construction of the Gladstone LNG precinct is delayed because of red
The Australian Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce and NSW Liberal Bill Heffernan appealed to the WA government to rethink its deal with Shanghai Zhongfu. Senator Joyce asked if Zhongfu would pay Australian
Australian Financial Review Australia’s biggest ever resources development, the Gorgon liquefied natural gas project, faces a $20 billion cost blowout to more than $60 billion because of the high dollar, union demands,
The Australian Fears are mounting that Woodside Petroleum may develop its $40 billion Browse energy project using floating LNG technology, after the company dismantled its work compound at James Price Point in
Australian Financial Review BHP Billiton’s new iron ore chief, Jimmy Wilson, has targeted more job cuts and a boost in labour productivity to revitalise its iron ore business now that boom-time ‘scarcity