Residents of a nursing home and a retirement village were among consumers switched by energy retailer Simply Energy to new supply contracts without obtaining their consent, resulting in a stiff fine.

Oil prices fell 1 per cent as signs of a strong recovery in US drilling largely overshadowed news on global production cuts.

(Bloomberg) -- OPEC and Russia said they are ahead of schedule implementing their historic agreement to curb oil output and boost prices.

Do big investments in solar energy point to a different future for the oil-rich nations of the Middle East?

The mid-term future of Alcoa's Portland aluminium smelter has been secured after a deal was struck with energy provider AGL and funding from state and federal governments.

OPEC, while wary of rebound in US shale output, says initial reports show "positive" signs global production being cut.

French energy company Engie is looking to develop new solar plants in Australia as it prepares to shut down Victoria's Hazelwood coal-fired power plant.

A surge in shipments of US gas into north Asia highlights the challenge confronting Australia's gas exporters.

​Oil prices were up, buoyed by Saudi commitments to reducing production, even as US output is expected to increase.

Head of international energy body says policies are important, but the economic facts "are stubborn".

A political divide is forming over renewable energy's future in Australia.

Oil is poised for its first weekly decline in more than a month as traders await proof of global production cuts.

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Hundreds of workers at one of Australia's largest power plants will have their pay drastically slashed by up to 30 per cent.

Oil climbed after Saudi Arabia said it cut its production even more than required by an OPEC deal.

Energy giant AGL has been fined $124,000 in the NSW Land and Environment Court for failing to disclose political donations when making planning applications in the state.

The decline in US crude output that began amid a global slump in oil markets in mid-2014 appears finally to be over.

Shares in struggling uranium miner Paladin Energy slumped on Tuesday as it disclosed a complex proposal to restructure its borrowings.

Oil dropped the most in more than five weeks in New York amid concern about Iraqi compliance with OPEC production cuts.

What lies ahead for our major sectors, and related regulatory landscape, in 2017?

The promise of production cuts from OPEC and its partners sent oil rallying in 2016. Now traders want proof they're delivering on those vows. It won't come easy.

Saudi Aramco has started talks with customers globally on possible cuts of up to 7 per cent in February crude loadings.

Evidence the earth saw a slowdown in global warming over the past couple of decades has been further eroded

Oil fell as the $US strengthened while doubts persisted about the ability of OPEC and its partners to balance the market.

We'll be driving more, using electric cars, along with more renewable energy - and nuclear energy over the next 25 years. But our addiction to coal will remain, while gas will emerge as our main source of energy.

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It has been the single most fraught issue in retailing over the past two decades – shopper docket fuel discounts.

Brent oil, the global benchmark, is headed for its first annual advance in four years on hopes for more

Oil prices dipped overnight after a surprise increase in US inventories eased optimism about the outlook for the global glut.

Crude oil prices edged up for a fourth consecutive session, close to their highest levels since mid-2015.

After pulling off the biggest oil-market deal in a decade, OPEC faces a new balancing act in 2017: boosting prices without igniting shale.