Chevron secures agreement on Wheatstone native title

Chevron as signed a native title heads of agreement with the Thalanyji people for land needed to develop the Wheatstone project in Western Australia. The agreement covers a 500-hectare site 12 kms south of Onslow. As many as 5 LNG trains are to be constructed at the Wheatstone site with a total capacity of 25 million tonnes/year.

Thousands of jobs in WA's mining industry

A new report by the National Institute of Labour Studies has shown that there are thousands of jobs for cooks, cleaners and other low-skilled labourers in Western Australia. It also says that around 38,000 new jobs will open up for unskilled and semi-skilled workers in the state over the next 10 years. Western Australia is expected to account for 55 percent of Australia's growth in demand for labour in the 10 years.