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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09PERTH19 |
WA MINERS WELCOME STEPPED-UP CHINESE INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: The proposed acquisition by Chinese company Chinalco of a significant stake in Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto (ref A) has sparked widespread debate in the Western Australia (WA) mining sector over the prospects for increased Chinese investment in the state's iron ore and [...] |
2009-03-19 07:43:00 | Consulate Perth | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN EINV ECON PREL CH AS |
| 09PERTH24 |
WA PINS IRON ORE HOPES ON CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Iron ore miners in Western Australia (WA) are expecting to take a big hit on prices in this year's annual contract negotiations, but they remain optimistic about economic recovery in the state's key export market, China. Miners' representatives told the Consul General they expe [...] |
2009-04-08 09:03:00 | Consulate Perth | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN EINV ECON PREL CH AS |
| 09PERTH30 |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLITICS: THE RUDD-BARNETT DUET [...] (C) Summary: Western Australia (WA) looms large on the federal radar as talk escalates about the state's importance in the next federal election. With Labor currently holding only four of 15 WA federal seats, analysts view WA as a potential pivot for federal Labor to retain power by offering [...] |
2009-05-13 08:42:00 | Consulate Perth | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AS |
| 09PERTH36 |
WA PREMIER SOOTHES CHINA, COURTS INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Western Australia (WA) State Premier Barnett used a previously-scheduled eight-day China visit to turn down the heat after the collapse of a bid by the state-owned Chinese Chinalco firm to boost its share in Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and the subsequent arrest of Rio [...] |
2009-08-05 09:46:00 | Consulate Perth | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV EMIN CH AS |
| 09PERTH38 |
HUGE GORGON GAS DEAL WITH CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Western Australia's massive Gorgon Gas project took a big step forward August 18 with partner ExxonMobil's announcement of a projected A$50 billion (US$40 billion) liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal with PetroChina. Touted as the largest energy deal in Australian history and spot [...] |
2009-08-19 08:51:00 | Consulate Perth | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON AS CH |
| 09PERTH39 |
GORGON GAS PROJECT GETS FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL GO AHEAD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Australian Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett granted conditional environmental approval August 26 for the proposed A$50 billion (US$40 billion) three-train Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) Project in Western Australia (WA). The approval comes with 28 conditions to mitiga [...] |
2009-08-26 08:22:00 | Consulate Perth | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV SENV AS |
| 09PERTH40 |
INFRASTRUCTURE KEY FOR AUSTRALIAN LNG PROJECTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Australia's conventional liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is set to take a significant step forward over the next 18 months when a third LNG project, Woodside's Pluto, becomes operational and the massive Gorgon Gas project in Western Australia (WA) receives the widely-anticipat [...] |
2009-08-27 05:05:00 | Consulate Perth | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET AS |
| 09PERTH42 |
GORGON LNG PARTNERS FINALIZE $37- BILLION INVESTMENT [...] Summary: The Gorgon Liquefied Natural Gas Project received the official go-ahead September 14 at a high-profile signing ceremony in Perth. Partners Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell announced their expected final investment decision for the estimated A$43 billion (US$37 billion) project. Federa [...] |
2009-09-14 08:37:00 | Consulate Perth | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV SENV AS |
| 09PERTH51 |
KIMBERLEY GAS SPLITS INDIGENOUS GROUPS [...] (U) Summary: Indigenous communities in Western Australia's northeast Kimberley region stand to gain significant socio-economic benefits from an estimated A$60 billion (US$54 billion) worth of natural gas projects under consideration for the area. Regional Indigenous leaders told us they are [...] |
2009-11-06 06:54:00 | Consulate Perth | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV SENV AS |
| 09PERTH54 |
AUSTRALIA: WHEATSTONE GAS AND EQUITY TO JAPAN [...] SUMMARY: Less than a week after breaking ground on the US$37 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, U.S. oil and gas company Chevron announced a cornerstone gas and equity agreement with Japan for its majority-owned Wheatstone LNG project in Western Australia. The estimated A$90 [...] |
2009-12-10 05:16:00 | Consulate Perth | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV ENRG AS |
| 09PERTH55 |
KIMBERLEY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONFRONT THEIR FUTURE [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of two cables reporting on a visit by ConGen staff to the north west Kimberley region. In the face of enormous challenges, advancement programs are making headway to improve living conditions in the far north Kimberley region of Western Australia (WA) for the I [...] |
2009-12-10 06:02:00 | Consulate Perth | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI AS |