Oil pulls back after recent rally, greenback gain
Oil declined from a 10-month high in New York as a stronger US dollar countered a rally driven by tightening global supplies.
Jemena remains positive on NT gas line
Gas pipeline developer says it can still fill a new $800 million pipeline from the NT to Queensland, despite the threat of a Labor moratorium on fracking.
IEA slashes gas demand outlook for fourth year
While oil markets will start re-balancing after a slump next year, an oversupply in natural gas won't disappear until the end of the decade, the International Energy Agency said.
Oil Search 'quietly confident' on deal
Oil Search CEO Peter Botten says he is "confident" of shareholder support for his $US2.2 billion-plus takeover deal for InterOil.
Clough rebukes LNG producers
Clough's new chief executive has told gas producers that putting the screws on contractors is not the answer to cost hurdles for new projects.
'By far the biggest ever month'
A windy May across south-eastern Australia helped smash wind energy generation records.
Woodside leaves door open on deals
Woodside Petroleum chief executive Peter Coleman isn't totally ruling out a larger, scrip-based acquisition, while keeping the cap on any cash deal at about $US1 billion.
Oil closes above $US50 in New York
Oil closed above $US50 a barrel in New York for the first time in more than 10 months as US crude stockpiles are estimated to have fallen for a third week.
Shell pares spending amid energy price slump
Royal Dutch Shell cut spending plans further and promised increased savings following its record purchase of BG Group.
Bid 'materially undervalues' InterOil: unhappy investors
Disgruntled shareholders in InterOil Corp say Oil Search's $US2.2 billion ($3 billion) takeover offer undervalues the company by as much as $US3 billion.
Gas industry was out to lunch: Woodside CEO
The natural gas industry has been "out to lunch", taking years to build LNG projects over budget and not snaring bigger market share, the Woodside CEO says.
CSG wastewater tanks adrift in flood
What's in those bubbles, anti-CSG activists want to know.
Quadrant Energy lays groundwork for float
Early ground is being laid for a potential listing of Western Australian gas producer Quadrant Energy by Brookfield Asset Management and Macquarie Capital.
Santos CEO sees need for shake-up to cut costs
Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher says a radical overhaul of gas project ownership structure is needed to improve efficiency and help get new investment off the ground.
LNG's 50pc surge a mystery
Shares in LNG Ltd surged 21 per cent, a day after it told the Australian Stock Exchange it was unaware of why the shares had run up sharply.
Chevron's Krzywosinski sees 'challenges' in LNG market
The outgoing Chevron Australia boss says the "challenging" market makes it more important for producers to cooperate to lift competitiveness.
Gas industry facing death in zero-carbon future, warns expert
The natural gas industry has been told to take its "gloves off" and snare its share of the world's shrinking carbon budget.
Origin keeps demerger option in reserve
Split may be needed if debt reduction doesn't reap expected rewards.
ALS defends quick rejection of takeover bid
ALS has defended its brusque rejection of the $2.7 billion takeover offer received last week from private equity bidders.
NSW, Vic may need to import LNG: Shell
Shell says NSW and Victoria may have to consider importing LNG from Queensland or PNG if the states don't act to get onshore gas out of the ground.
BHP steps up carbon storage efforts
BHP Billiton is stepping up its efforts to bolster the use of carbon storage technology, by funding a joint research program with Peking University to target the industrial sector.
LNG producers face test amid 'tidal wave' of supply
Liquefied natural gas producers need to develop a new range of trading and risk management skills to navigate their way successfully through the next several years of market oversupply, according to Deloitte.
Shell Australia chief decries 'dishonest' anti-gas campaign
Shell Australia chairman Andrew Smith is set to urge politicians and industry leaders to tackle "head on" what he says is an orchestrated campaign unfairly demonising natural gas.
Oil watchers encouraged despite OPEC
Oil market watchers have taken heart that supply and demand are moving back into balance.
BP pays up to settle oil spill claims
The oil giant has agreed to pay $242 million to US investors to settle claims its managers lied about the size of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to prop up its share price.
Coles, Viva to add over 100 petrol station sites
Viva Energy and Coles have committed to expanding their petrol station alliance to add more than 100 sites during the next five years.
Basslink failure costs Tassie $560m and rising
The remedy to avoid a repetition of the Basslink cable failure doesn't lie in an expensive second cable, according to consultancy EnergyQuest.
Batteries to make the grid 'the internet of energy'
Rather than facing a "death spiral", the electricity grid is set to become the backbone of the "internet of energy", with the help of batteries – as long as policymakers get on board.
Mulacek takes legal action on InterOil board voting
InterOil's former chief executive Phil Mulacek has started legal action in a bid to postpone the annual shareholder meetings until after the vote on Oil Search's $US2.2 billion-plus takeover deal.
ALS under takeover threat
A matter of days after being hit with a raft of 'sell' calls following disappointing annual results, laboratory testing outfit ALS is facing a potential change of control, seeking a suspension to trading in its shares.