Oil and natural gas producers are preparing for even more quick policy turns from the Trump administration.

BHP has boosted output of iron ore to record levels while prolonging its curtailment of oil and gas output in the US as it waits for prices to improve, its latest production report shows.

Shares in Rio Tinto surged from the opening bell with sentiment cheered by the sale of a further suite of coal mines which raises the odds of a buy-back or dividend hike.

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January 23 will be a day to remember for whistleblowers, regulators, politicians – and, of course, corporations. 

​President Donald Trump moved assertively to further dismantle his predecessor's policies: the Keystone XL pipeline is back.

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A whistleblower at Origin Energy has filed an explosive legal action.

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.

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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.