Watchdog set loose on solar cowboys
Energy Minister Angus Taylor has tasked the Clean Energy Regulator to lead an investigation into the household solar industry.
Mining Energy
Glencore in Newcastle port win
Full Federal Court rules in Glencore’s favour and sends a dispute over Newcastle port charges back to the competition tribunal.
Victoria’s only hope of a quick recovery
It is a tragedy that vote-grabbing by both the ALP and Coalition have blocked development of Victoria’s huge onshore gas reserves.
Tax relief call for oil, gas explorers
Australia’s oil and gas industry has made a pitch to government for an exploration tax break already used by miners to be extended.
Santos plans ‘carbon sink’ to cut gas emissions
Santos is devising a giant scheme to strip out and bury carbon from gas supplies in the South Australian outback.
Gas explorers avoid NT election crackdown
NT energy explorers have avoided a potential crackdown on onshore gas development in the with Labor’s Michael Gunner set to retain power.
Battle for the Bight goes on
The Great Australian Bight has been spared – for now. But can this pristine wilderness hold out forever against the hunger for its resources?
BHP leadership changes enhance Henry’s vision
The executive leadership team changes at BHP foreshadow more significant shifts.
Chevron spared full shutdown for Gorgon site
Chevron has managed to sidestep a full shutdown of production at its $US54bn Gorgon LNG export plant in Western Australia.
Labor group’s war on gas appliances
The Labor Environment Action Network is launching a campaign to encourage people to junk gas-powered household appliances.
‘Back or block’ challenge to wedge Labor
Anthony Albanese will be forced to either back or block a $3.3m grant supporting a feasibility study into a new coal-fired power station in central Queensland.
Origin warns profits to fall further
Origin Energy will hold off investing in new power generation, threatening a pipeline of needed generation.
South32 downbeat on met coal
South32 slumped to an annual loss and slashed its dividend after commodity prices pummelled its bottom line.
Santos fights back as gas spat escalates
Santos sinks to $US289m half year loss after it was forced to slash the value of its GLNG gas export project in Queensland.
Canberra ‘negligent’ for leaving sites to state
A prominent Indigenous leader has slammed the commonwealth for allowing decisions on heritage sites to be made by WA authorities reliant on royalties.
Bonus cut if mine injuries reported
Labour hire workers at the troubled Grosvenor coal mine can be docked $100 from their bonus if one of their colleagues gets injured and reports it.
Origin shelves Shoalhaven expansion
The investment failed to stack up partly due to the giant government-owned Snowy 2.0 impact on the electricity market.
Macquarie backs gas pipeline to ease shortfall
A new $1bn-plus gas pipeline backed by Macquarie aims to deliver Northern Territory gas to east coast manufacturers.
MinRes books record $1bn profit
Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources has more than doubled its annual dividend, with a tailwind from high iron ore prices.
Gold price boosts OzMin books
OZ Mineral’s Prominent Hill focus has paid off, with the gold price putting a rocket under first-half earnings.
BHP planning Bass Strait selloff
BHP plans to join ExxonMobil in selling its Bass Strait oil and gas assets in a potential $3.5bn deal.
Covid demand shock has passed: BHP
The miner still warned it could take two years for global economies to return to their earlier growth track.
AGL setback on LNG plant
AGL Energy has suffered a setback over its plans to develop Australia’s first LNG import plant in Victoria.
Super Pit ‘an even bigger gold mine’
The new owners have raised inventory, lifted mine life and flagged plans to boost production by 40%.
Smart money spots carbon trade opportunity
When investor Will Vicars first met the founders of CBL Markets they were ahead of their time. Five years later, the corporate world is catching up.
The big change at BHP
At a strategic level, the BHP we see emerging in 2020 is unlike any previous iteration of the Big Australian.
BHP examines coal mining spin-off
BHP is understood to have called on Goldman Sachs to work on a potential $2bn-plus demerger of its coal mining assets.
Warren Buffett joins gold rush
Warren Buffett used to say he didn’t like investing in gold. Now Berkshire Hathaway has taken a stake in big gold miner Barrick.
Gas giants facing export squeeze
The Morrison government is expected to call on big gas producers to extend a commitment to supply extra domestic east coast gas beyond 2020 to avoid shortages.
Woodside jumps at Senegal stake
Woodside Petroleum will pay $US400m to pre-empt Russian oil giant buying a 40pc stake in its $US4.2bn Sangomar venture.
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