Woodside is the largest operator of oil and gas production in Australia and also Australia’s largest independent dedicated oil and gas company. The issue was identified during a visit by a third party at Woodside's largest single source of oil production.The "Save The Kimberley" campaign was an organised protest against Woodside's involvement with a proposal to construct the James Price Point gas industrial complex in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.The proposal was eventually abandoned in April 2013, but the AU$1.5 billion social benefits package that had been brokered between the Kimberley Land Council and Woodside, together with its joint-venture partners and the Western Australian Senate gives resources giants nod on ETS evidence, by Laura Tingle, Australian Financial Review, 8 September 2009. markets as the most difficult I've seen in nearly four decades We pay our respects to ancestors and elders - past, present and emerging. Woodside took another major step in January 2020, taking final investment decision (FID) for the historic Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 and paving the way for targeted first oil in 2023. This gives the company a valuation of $20.44 billion and a current trailing 12 month dividend yield of 6.37%.When investing expert Scott Phillips has a stock tip, it can pay to listen. First gas from the Greater Western Flank-2 project was achieved in October, six months ahead of schedule and US$630 million under the original budget. Woodside was rewarded for process safety best practice with two Institute of Chemical Engineers’ awards for a tool developed with IBM called Watson for HSEQ.

It is a public company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and has its headquarters in Perth, Western Australia

Woodside operated the Northern Endeavour oil production ship, permanently moored about 550 kilometres north-west of Darwin, from 1999 until 2016. For more information please see our The Motley Fool Australia, PO Box 4635, Ashmore, Qld 4214Daryl Mather started investing in 1987 after the October share market crash and has remained invested for the 33 years since. Woodside has devised a fun board game with a serious aim – to promote the cause of ensuring maintenance tasks are conducted in compliance with regulations. The Motley Fool Australia operates under AFSL 400691. Woodside posts multi-billion-dollar loss as pandemic slashes prices One of Australia’s biggest gas and oil producers has reported a multi-billion-dollar loss after prices plunged amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Digital Academy has been established at Woodside to provide the digital skills which will enable the workforce to “drive their learning”. Four major turnarounds were successfully completed at three assets in 2018, with outstanding teamwork helping to ensure no recordable incidents in 300,000 hours worked. Low oil prices claimed another victim earlier today when Woodside Petroleum, Australia’s leading oil and gas producer, unveiled a $3.92 billion asset-value write-down. The company revealed low oil and natural gas prices caused 80% of the impairment losses. After all, the flagship Motley Fool Share Advisor newsletter he has run for more than eight years has provided thousands of paying members with stock picks that have doubled, tripled or even more. Woodside signed new agreements in Q4 with two leading Indigenous organisations based in the Pilbara. and Royal Dutch Shell that have slashed the His investing interests include REITs, Fintechs, Medical Science, Gold and Iron Ore. Daryl is continuing his education in the financial sector and spends his free time reading annual reports and weight training.© 2009 - 2020 The Motley Fool Australia Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.ACN: 146 988 052 | Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL): 400691 Woodside is the pioneer of the LNG industry in Australia and the largest Australian natural gas producer. We look after each other, our communities and the environment. Employing the best talent is a priority to Woodside becoming a global leader in downstream oil and gas.