Rockefeller Family Fund divests from fossil fuels

Terry Wade and Anna Driver   The Rockefeller Family Fund has said that it will divest from fossil fuels and accused oil giant Exxon Mobil of "reprehensible" conduct on climate change.

How farmers are using the CEFC to boost productivity

Jared Lynch   Taxpayer-funded clean energy projects have moved beyond slapping solar panels on people's homes, says an Australian banking executive.

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ENN takes Santos stake in $1b deal

Angela Macdonald-Smith   Santos is to get a new Chinese cornerstone shareholder after ENN said it would buy Hony's 11.7 per cent stake for almost $1 billion.

Beach Energy cuts 56 jobs after Drillsearch deal

Angela Macdonald-Smith   Beach Energy will slash 56 jobs with more to come as it cuts duplication after the takeover of Drillsearch Energy.

Oil drops as US stockpiles lift on imports

Mark Shenk   Oil traded in New York extended declines after a report showed US crude supplies climbed to the highest level in more than eight decades as imports surged.

Woodside freezes $40 billion LNG plans

Angela Macdonald-Smith   The oil price slump has forced Woodside Petroleum and partners to ditch plans for a $40 billion-plus floating LNG project, delaying development of the huge Browse gas resource yet again.

Seven Group eyes east coast gas, raising Beach stake to 23pc

Angela Macdonald-Smith   Seven Group CEO Ryan Stokes wants to 'make the most of the opportunities' in the east coast gas market after the company raised its Beach Energy stake to 22.9 per cent.

Cooper and AGL ink gas deal

Angela Macdonald-Smith   The prospects for a new $1 billion gas supply project off the Victoria coast have taken a leap forward with the news that the project backer has secured AGL as a customer for the gas.

US oil slips on Brussels, inventories forecast

Mark Shenk   Oil ended slightly lower in New York after terrorist attacks in Brussels and amid forecasts that US crude inventories climbed from an 86-year high.

AGL faces power station strike

Angela Macdonald-Smith   AGL Energy says strike action is a threat to Victoria's power security.

New Hope seeking lower rail access charges

Brian Robins   New Hope Corp is pushing for steep cuts to rail access charges in Queensland which it claims are among the highest in the world, to underpin its next round of cost reductions as it works its way through the coal market downturn.

Snowy Hydro fined for energy retailing breaches

Brian Robins   Snowy Hydro has been fined $40,000 after its Red Energy unit failed to obtain customer consent to extend sales contracts once they had expired.

Investors' top 12 commodity questions: HSBC

Jessica Sier   Can oil stage a recovery, and where will US LNG exports leave Australia's major new projects? HSBC has the answers.

Coal market yet to bottom: New Hope

Brian Robins   Even with their recent stability, coal prices may not have bottomed, New Hope Corp has warned after disclosing further earnings weakness.

OPEC's El-Badri sees 'moderate' price for oil

Grant Smith   OPEC expects oil prices to rebound to a "moderate" level even if Iran doesn't join other producers in an agreement to freeze production.

Oil higher on bets global glut to ease

Mark Shenk   Oil climbed amid speculation that the global crude glut will decline as US production slips and central banks policies stimulate demand.

New Santos CEO wields axe

Angela Macdonald-Smith   Two senior Santos executives, once seen as potential candidates to replace former chief executive David Knox, are being shown the exit door as new chief executive Kevin Gallagher instigates a shake-up of senior leadership at the weakened oil and gas producer.

AGL hit to earnings as Liddell falters

Angela Macdonald-Smith   An outage at AGL Energy's large coal-fired Liddell power plant in the Hunter Valley is set to slash electricity generation from the site over the next two months.

Carnegie targets islands for wave power with EMC deal

Angela Macdonald-Smith   Powering islands through a combination of interconnected solar, wind and wave power plants is the focus of a link between two Western Australian renewable energy innovators that will see Carnegie Wave Energy take a $4.5 million stake in micro-grid business Energy Made Clean.

First Gorgon LNG cargo sets sail

Angela Macdonald-Smith   The first cargo of liquefied natural gas from Chevron's monster $55 billion Gorgon project off Western Australia has finally sailed, bound for Japan.

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Unions to step up roster protests at Ichthys LNG

Angela Macdonald-Smith   Unions will ramp up their campaign for shorter working rosters at Inpex Corporation's $US37 billion gas project in northern Australia.

Woodside sacked five for fraud

Angela Macdonald-Smith   Woodside Petroleum sacked 14 staff last year for breaches of its code of conduct, including five for fraud, its sustainable development report has revealed.

Oil retreats on greenback, rig count

Mark Shenk   Oil fell from a three-month high as the greenback climbed, curbing investor appetite for commodities.

AWE names Cue Energy's Biggs as new CEO

Angela Macdonald-Smith   Mid-cap oil and gas player AWE has named David Biggs, the current head of explorer Cue Energy, as its new chief executive, replacing Bruce Clement who advised in October that he would step down.

LNG exporters face overhaul in key Japanese market

Angela Macdonald-Smith   Australian liquefied natural gas exporters may need to make radical changes to the way they sell gas into Japan.

Saudis plan to attend Qatar oil meeting

Wael Mahdi, Mohammed Aly Sergie and Grant Smith   Saudi Arabia will join a meeting of producers from within and outside OPEC in Doha next month, bolstering the campaign to freeze output.

US oil tops $US40 mark

Mark Shenk   Oil surged above $US40 a barrel in New York for the first time since December as central banks signalled they will continue to provide economic stimulus.

Peabody on edge, Australian jobs at risk

Brian Robins   Thousands of Australian jobs are under threat with the largest privately owned coal miner in the world, Peabody Energy, warning overnight its financial survival was under a cloud.

LNG glut to trigger delays, cutbacks

Angela Macdonald-Smith   An LNG glut is likely to plague the market for six years, forcing delays to new projects and potentially causing some producers to cut output, Citigroup says