Coal terminal backed

THE Queensland Government has signed a mandate approving development of the $4 billion Wiggins Island coal terminal at Gladstone on Australia's northeast coast.

Stake in Arrow up for grabs

A STRATEGIC stake in the last of the independent coal seam gas plays, Arrow Energy, is for sale at the right price, according to a key investor.

Santos profit down $181m

SANTOS says plans to sell more liquefied natural gas from its $8 billion Queensland project are well advanced and that it is "very focused" on interested customers in Japan.

Santos takes lead on coal seam LNG

SANTOS has stamped itself as the leader in the race to produce liquefied natural gas from Queensland's coal seam gas, signing a binding 2 million-tonne offtake agreement with joint venture partner Petronas.

Choice Buy

YARRAVILLE 6 Gladstone Street $500,000-$550,000 Auction 11am, February 21 Agent Jas H Stevens, 93169000 Melway 42 A9

Wooden Wonders

These unesco world heritage buildings underline the Japanese love affair with wood, writes Caroline Gladstone.

Driver Sprayed

CAPSICUM spray was used to subdue a Bellambi man on Tuesday after police were called to Gladstone St, Bellambi, following reports of a car doing burnouts.

Investors Get To Share In The Spoils Of Santos' Sale Year

SANTOS is flush with cash from record operating cash flow and first proceeds from the sale of a 40% stake in its Gladstone export gas project.

Face Up - Abdul Yare Is Studying Year 12 Chemistry, Physics, Further Maths, Health And Human Development And English As A Second Language At Gladstone Park Secondary College

My family moved to Australia from Somalia seven years ago because of the war.

Santos Sells Lng Stake For $2.6b

SANTOS will fill its coffers with $US2.5 billion ($2.6 billion) after it yesterday agreed to sell a 40 per cent interest in its $7.7 billion Gladstone liquefied natural gas project to the Malaysian energy giant Petronas.

Asian Giant Will Ignite Gas Project

SHELL, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and an unnamed Australian utility - presumed to be AGL - have been linked to the search by Santos for a "technical" partner for its proposed coal-seam liquefied natural gas project in Gladstone, Queensland.

Rio And Rusal Clash Over Joint Venture

SIMMERING tension between Rio Tinto and Russian metals billionaire Oleg Deripaska over the multibillion-dollar expansion potential of their Queensland alumina joint venture at Gladstone in Queensland (QAL) has boiled over.

Santos' Gladstone Lng Leaps Ahead

SANTOS' acting managing director and contender for the top job, David Knox, has been quick to put his stamp on the company.

Santos Lowers Gas Output Forecast

SANTOS has revealed annual production at its $7 billion Gladstone liquefied natural gas project is more likely to be at the lower end of a range it released last year.

Rio To Spend $2bn On Alumina Expansion

RIO TINTO has taken time out from its radar watch of Alcoa's hostile bid for Canada's Alcan to commit $US1.8 billion ($2.1 billion) to expanding its once troublesome Yarwun alumina refinery near Gladstone in Queensland.

127 In A 50 Zone

POLICE have recorded a driver doing 127km/h on Gladstone Ave at Mt St Thomas - near a 50km/h speed limit sign.

Uc Rusal Emerges As Aluminium Giant

NEWLY created Russian alumina/aluminium giant UC Rusal has identified a $US1.1 billion-plus ($A1.36 billion) alumina expansion opportunity at its partly owned Gladstone alumina refinery in Queensland as one of its immediate growth opportunities.

Return To Mcg Rekindles Memories Of Ashes Debut For Small

TWENTY years ago yesterday morning, Gladstone Small was sitting in the visitors' dressing room at the MCG mixing the drinks he was planning to carry that day as 12th man for his England teammates.

'too Hot' For Qal Expansion: Alcan

PROSPECTS for a near-term $1.3 billion expansion of the QAL alumina refinery near Gladstone in Queensland have been dashed by Australia's over-heated development cost base for major resource projects.

Transfield Nabs Qld Power Asset

TRANSFIELD Services is ready to wave goodbye to its infrastructure assets and launch a listed trust after paying $281 million for 37.5 per cent of Gladstone power station and 100 per cent of the company that runs it.