Delays in prospective acquisitions amid continued high commodity prices has prompted South 32, the BHP Billiton spin-out of orphan assets, to buy back close to 5 per cent of its shares for $US500 million
Why is it that one of the world's top five energy exporters can barely keep the lights on? That's not as much of a contradiction as it sounds.
The Greens are pushing for a new public authority to take responsibility for Australia's beleaguered electricity system out of politicians' hands.
The world's biggest liquefied natural gas buyers - all in Asia - are clubbing together to secure more flexible supply contracts.
Canberra business executive Ivan Slavich has been appointed CEO of ASX-listed company Energy Action.
Calls for an extraordinary government intervention to keep the ailing Hazelwood coal power plant open have been rejected by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who said its closure would not affect electricity security.
A leading national business group has called on Canberra and Victoria to consider an unprecedented "emergency intervention" to keep the Hazelwood coal power plant running.
Oil prices slid to almost four-month lows, with Brent briefly falling below $US50 a barrel.
Queensland Resources Council CEO Ian MacFarlane said supply issues for gas federally would be partially offset by the new wells.
A lift in the coal price coupled with a transformational acquisition has pushed earnings of Soul Pattinson's coal mining arm, New Hope, sharply higher.
Pressure on China's leaders to cut pollution from coal is likely to intensify - potentially hurting Australia's exports - with new research showing Beijing's air quality will get worse with climate change.
The dominant gas transporter, APA warned that frequent rule changes are creating policy uncertainty, threatening to cause "sovereign risk" for investors, but some aren't convinced the company itself isn't the problem.
What if the biggest government announcement in electricity generation in years was both a great breakthrough and a distraction?
Energy group warns rise in solar systems clear evidence consumers 'have lost faith' in their energy supplier.
Macquarie Group agreed to buy Cargill's petroleum business, the latest reshuffling of the commodities trader's business.
The cost of the federal government's much-hyped Snowy Hydro upgrade could double once network upgrades are included, experts have warned.
How a nation awash with gas ran dry in the middle of a global gas glut.
It is easy now, as thousands stream blithely each winter to the ski fields of the Snowy Mountains, to overlook the monumental events of last century on those heights that still affect our daily lives and our industries, and how, in the exploitation of the high country, Australia was transformed, economically and culturally.
Alinta Energy has been sold to Hong Kong's Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, in a deal sources say is valued at about $4 billion.
Caltex's purchase of a chain of independent petrol stations in Victoria has run into competition concerns with the consumer watchdog, the ACCC, warning the move could lead to motorists paying more for their petrol.
Plans by the South Australian government to promote battery storage systems and new power stations could be made redundant by plans to boost connections between the state and the national grid, analysts have warned.
The federal government is to pursue gas market reforms aimed at boosting market transparency.
Laing O'Rourke has pulled 800 contractors off the Ichthys project in Darwin over a dispute with its Japanese joint venture partner.
Oil fell, extending its rout, after OPEC reported that Saudi Arabia lifted its output and overall OPEC inventories increased.
Reducing the vortex of problems that has hit South Australia's electricity supplies during the past six months to a series of sound bites is only to be expected.
Australia's businesses have largely welcomed the South Australian government's half billion-dollar plan to secure the state's energy supply but raised ongoing concerns about fragmented national policy.
A new gas power plant is the cornerstone of SA's $550 million plan to provide energy security and avoid a repeat of damaging blackouts that struck last year.
Atlassian boss said he is 'surprised' at response to involvement in energy debate and stresses the degree of urgency for action in energy reform.
Goldman Sachs isn't letting the biggest commodities rout in eight months shake its confidence in raw materials.
Oil hovered below $US49 a barrel as US drillers boosted activity, countering OPEC's efforts to help reduce a global glut.
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