Tag: Oil and Gas
Chevron to explore for oil and gas in WA
Oil giant Chevron has paid $3 million for a cash bid permit to secure the right to explore an area off the Western Australian...
Woodside withdraws $11.6bn bid to take over Oil Search
Perth-based energy giant Woodside Petroleum has withdrawn its bid to take over Oil Search and create a regional oil and gas leader.
“Woodside advises that...
Santos rejects $7bn takeover offer from investment vehicle Scepter Partners
Oil and gas producer Santos has announced that it has decided to reject a $7.1 billion takeover offer from the Bermuda-based Scepter Partners.
Scepter Partners...
Caterpillar to axe 10,000 jobs
As part of an extensive cost-cutting program, machinery and manufacturing giant Caterpillar will be terminating 10,000 jobs.
The company said that its full year sales...
Oil Search rejects Woodside’s $11.6bn takeover bid
Oil Search, a Papua New Guinea natural gas producer, rejected a multi-billion all-stock takeover bid by the Australian oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum.
In an ASX...
Veolia’s new “Plug-In” solutions slash heavy industry costs
Australia's declining heavy industry sector is under great pressure to cut unit production costs but improve safety, environmental control and quality.
Leading environmental solutions provider...
South Australia to host world’s largest systems engineering event
The redeveloped Adelaide Convention Centre will house the International Council on Systems Engineering International Symposium in 2017 (IS2017), which is expected to be attended...
AME lean conference to focus on making all Australian industries more competitive
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) lean conference, which is scheduled to take place in Melbourne and Perth from February 24 to 28, will...
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Building resilience as manufacturing requirements become more complex
The industrial machinery and heavy equipment manufacturing sector is critical not only for its direct outputs, machines, and equipment that pave the way for construction, agriculture and manufacturing but also for its crucial role in economic development and innovation.
