Oil and Gas

A report into WA's domestic gas reservation policy declares it is no longer fit for purpose, is unlikely to mitigate gas shortfalls and could threaten thousands of jobs. 

The federal government has faced questioning over whether millions of dollars of public funds that have been handed to oil and gas companies are "valid and legal". 

EnergyAustralia says meeting its green hydrogen target for a new gas power plant in NSW is becoming more challenging.

Fire crews are using drones to monitor a fire at the BlueScope steel works in Port Kembla in the Illawarra. 

With wholesale power prices falling, you would be forgiven for thinking relief from high electricity bills is on the horizon — but the complexities that exist in our power supply industry mean we'll be waiting a while yet, writes Ian Verrender.

The Shire of Ashburton is evaluating legal options against two companies as Chevron Australia seeks to push ahead with dismantling the aging Thevenard Island infrastructure. 

The combined business would reportedly have had an LNG (liquefied natural gas) capacity of 16 million tonnes a year.

Geoscience technology services company CGG formally submitted its permit application and environmental plan in late January amid a month-long campaign of community protests.

The Minns government will introduce a bill to stop a permit that allows the exploration and extraction of gas in NSW state waters. 

Kevin Gallagher says the company is "working through" the process for recouping legal costs, after a Federal Court ruled in favour of its Barossa project.

Legal advocacy groups have defended the value of community legal services, as calls grow to defund the Environmental Defenders Office following backlash over its conduct in a Federal Court case.

A permit application for the largest marine seismic survey proposal recorded is under assessment at the same time the offshore regulator is investigating the company funding the project for alleged 2020 breaches in the Otway Basin.

Resources Minister Madeleine King has used a week-long visit to Japan and South Korea to assure both government and business figures that Australia will remain a "reliable supplier" of export gas well into the future.

Gas companies Woodside and Esso will supply extra gas to the east coast energy market in return for receiving higher prices, the federal government has announced.  

WA's policy of preventing gas produced onshore from being exported was hailed as a masterstroke during the east coast's energy crisis. But with pressure to ease those restrictions coming from billionaires, some say that could lead to disaster. 

Santos can now resume laying the pipeline for its Barossa project. But an energy analyst says the project, and others like it, could face further legal challenges without regulatory reform. 

Santos has been granted permission to resume laying an underwater pipeline for its Barossa gas project, north of Darwin, after winning a legal battle against a group of Tiwi Islands elders.

Cuba's petrol price is jumping to its highest point in decades, as the nation experiences its worst economic crisis since the collapse of the Soviet bloc.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have fired missiles at container ships in the Red Sea. As one of the world's major trade routes closes, there are fears it could derail a fragile global economy.

The attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels are scaring off some of the world's top shipping companies and oil giants, effectively rerouting global trade.

Australia's iron ore industry goes hand-in-hand with China. But it is a South Korean company looking to stump up billions of dollars for this green iron facility. 

The activist organisation launches proceedings in the Federal Court accusing Woodside of misrepresenting its climate performance.

The NT opposition leader has promised to establish a lobbyist register if her party wins government at next year's territory election. It follows the chief minister being referred to the NT's corruption watchdog over her political adviser's links to gas lobbying.

An ABC investigation into the financial disclosures of sustainable or ethical-labelled super options finds extensive investment in shares of companies in the fossil fuel, gambling, alcohol and weapons manufacturing industries.

The key takeaways from the summit are a transition away from fossil fuels, a tripling of renewable energy and committing to stop adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by mid-century.