Strike Energy
WA quietly shuts door on more exports of onshore gas
The WA government has quietly announced that no onshore gas fields will receive the economic advantage of access to international markets that the Waitsia field owned by Japan’s Mitsui and Kerry Stokes-backed Beach Energy gained in 2020.
- by Peter Milne
Latest
Gina Rinehart wins Perth gas battle as rival bidder pulls out
Billionaire Gina Rinehart’s rival bidder for WA gas developer Warrego Energy has pulled out of a drawn-out contest for control of the company.
- by Nick Toscano
‘Pick me’: Suitors make their case in Rinehart gas takeover battle
Decision time has arrived in the battle for Warrego Energy and both contenders – Strike Energy and Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Energy – are inundating shareholders with pleas to “pick me”.
- by Peter Milne
Updated
Gas
Gina Rinehart ups the ante in battle for Warrego
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Energy has increased its bid for Perth Basin gas player Warrego Energy by almost 30 per cent after 15 per cent of its target was reportedly snapped up by Mineral Resources.
- by Peter Milne
Warrego board split on Gina Rinehart’s cash-for-gas offer
The board of Perth Basin gas play Warrego has split on whether shareholders should accept $342 million from Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Energy or merge with partner Strike Energy.
- by Peter Milne
Rinehart turns up the heat as Perth Basin gas battle fires up
Gina Rinehart, the nation’s richest person, has stepped up her efforts to win enough investor support to take control of WA gas explorer Warrego Energy.
- by Nick Toscano
Analysis
Gas
McGowan’s special deal puts cheap, plentiful gas for WA in doubt
WA Premier Mark McGowan often boasts about the security of his state’s gas supply, but a deal he cut in 2020 has gone a long way to undo that reputation – and it means a potential shortage looms.
- by Peter Milne
Clash of the titans: Gas battle heats up among WA’s billionaires
At the heart of this takeover tussle between billionaires Kerry Stokes and Gina Rinehart is a small gas exploration company and a bigger issue - energy security.
- by Anne Hyland
Updated
Gas
Bidding war: Gina Rinehart ups the ante in WA gas battle
Australia’s richest person has wasted little time in putting a firmer offer on the table for Warrego Energy, escalating her stoush with Kerry Stokes’ backed Beach Energy for control of the resources minnow.
- by Peter Milne
Gina Rinehart trumps Kerry Stokes in battle of billionaires for Perth Basin gas
Two WA billionaires Gina Rinehart and Kerry Stokes are on opposite sides of a bidding war for small listed gas play Warrego Energy.
- by Peter Milne
Power on: WA businessman defends board role for Nev Power after criminal conviction
Strike Energy chairman John Poynton said Nev Power’s conviction had impacted the company’s reputation, but Strike’s major shareholders still wanted him on the board.
- by Hamish Hastie
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