Oil
Opinion
Donald Trump
‘Drill, baby, drill’: What if the world doesn’t need Trump’s ‘liquid gold’?
Donald Trump wants America to dominate the global oil market. But his plans to boost production come as demand for the fossil fuel has weakened.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Latest
Russian oil flows through Western ‘price cap’ as shadow fleet grows
A plan hatched by Western nations to deprive Russia of oil revenue is largely faltering, a new report found, with the majority of the Kremlin’s seaborne oil exports evading restrictions.
- by Alan Rappeport
Analysis
Energy
What a Middle East oil shock could mean for Australians
Treasury modelling suggests a sustained 10 per cent increase in the oil price over a year would add about 0.4 of a percentage point to the inflation rate.
- by Nick Toscano
‘The risk has gone up’: Petrol prices are at a two-year low, but maybe not for long
Australian drivers face a heightened risk of petrol prices climbing yet again if fighting in the Middle East intensifies and disrupts oil supply.
- by Simon Johanson and Nick Toscano
Opinion
Opinion
Up or down?: The mystery over the oil market
The oil world has had a surprisingly calm reaction to the Middle East conflict this week. That could change quickly.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Opinion
Bleeding billions: The oil cartel is losing control of the market
The world is overflowing with oil, and OPEC has failed in its latest attempt to stop prices tumbling.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Relief in sight for motorists as oil prices slide
Petrol prices at the bowser are primed to fall in coming months as a slowdown in major economies reduces demand for oil.
- by Millie Muroi and Shane Wright
Opinion
Gas
Drill, baby, drill! Let’s face it - shale fracking has saved the West
Imagine what the world would look like today if US fracking technology and America’s wildcat drillers had not delivered the shale revolution.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Exclusive
Climate policy
The extraordinary tale of how an oil state ended up hosting the world’s most important climate talks
This year, it is the tiny petrostate of Azerbaijan, next year giant Brazil, and if the Albanese government gets its way, Australia will be next in line to host the climate Olympics.
- by Nick O'Malley
New tax stoush flares over Woodside’s $7.7b oil project in Senegal
Woodside, the largest Australian energy company, is locked in a legal dispute in Senegal over how much tax it must pay from its newest oil field.
- by Nick Toscano
Explainer
Sovereign wealth
Trillion-dollar piggy banks: Inside the world of sovereign wealth
Norway’s is famously huge. Qatar used its to buy Harrods. How do sovereign wealth funds work? And why isn’t ours as big as Norway’s?
- by Angus Holland
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