Taskforce assesses AGL plans
Major east coast power users and top regulators have been called to meetings over the future of AGL’s coal station.
Energy
Green power’s ‘Timbuktu’ problem
Renewables groups moaning about getting energy from ‘Timbuktu’ to consumers haven’t done their homework, power baron says.
We need a climate royal commission
Before you have me arrested, consider the banking inquiry and what it revealed.
AGL pushes back on coal
AGL rejects an activist push to hasten the closure of its coal power plants to meet Paris deadline.
‘Green’ warning to business
Angus Taylor has accused business leaders of bowing to political ‘fringe dwellers’ and anti-coal lobby.
Exxon to exit Bass Strait
Exxon confirms DataRoom report that its $3.6bn stake in the oil and gas field is on the market.
Mine refusal’s climate link
NSW planning commission denies Bylong thermal coal project amid groundwater damage fears.
One event could blacken gas
A single ‘cataclysmic’ event could be enough for governments to shatter the gas industry, Woodside says.
IEA plan to boost oil reserves
The International Energy Agency says it is working on a long-term plan with Australia to fix its low oil stocks.
BHP’s herculean green task
BHP has released new data showing the huge task it has taken on in curtailing customer carbon emissions.
‘Perverted’ anti-coal activists
Resources Minister blasts the actions of ‘self-indulgent activists’ holding back the mining sector.
Oil prices post historic gains
Plenty of oil is available but Saudi attacks stoke market worries about global economy.
Consumers won’t feel pain yet
The drone attack on Saudi oilfields is another reminder of our economic vulnerability to Middle Eastern geopolitics. Windmills and solar panels are of little help.
Stay calm on Iran war fears, says Treasurer
Business leaders urged not to overreact as fears of new war in Middle East escalate.
Macquarie’s wind-farm deal
A sale of the $900m-plus Stockyard Hill development by turbine maker Goldwind is expected to be finalised next month.
Oil chaos looms after strike
Oil markets face heightened volatility after attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities spurred record price rises.
‘Cheap way out’ on fuel reserve
Australia accused of ‘second best’ fuel reserve strategy that could put the economy and ADF at risk.
Australia ‘well supplied for oil’
One of Australia’s peak petroleum bodies says we don’t need our own strategic oil stock reserves despite the Saudi attacks.
Oil attack won’t be the last
Saudi Arabia’s vulnerable oil infrastructure can be “attacked at will”, analysts say.
ALP push for carbon target cut
Labor’s contentious 2030 climate target to cut emissions by 45 per cent could be scrapped in order to focus on a net zero pollution target for 2050.
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