Mining & Energy
How mining lobby buried tax rise
12:00AMPAUL GARVEYPremier Mark McGowan accused the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA of running a ‘deceitful’ campaign.
Chinese iron ore imports soar
3:52PMChina’s iron ore imports leapt 16pc in September, breaching the 100m tonne mark for the first time in a single month.
Lakes Oil seeks loan for drilling
12:00AMMatt ChambersThe Gina Rinehart-backed Lakes Oil has asked for a low-cost government loan to drill onshore amid an exploration ban.
Coal demand solid: Whitehaven
12:00AMMatt ChambersWhitehaven Coal chief Paul Flynn has given a strong outlook for the price of thermal coal.
Chevron drops Bight drill plans
12:00AMMatt ChambersThe prospect of a Great Australian Bight oil bonanza has been dealt a blow after Chevron abandoned drilling plans.
Energy reserve short of target
ANDREW WHITEThe Australian Energy Market Operator is racing to secure 800MW of back-up capacity for the national power market.
China hungry for investment
Matt ChambersMMG boss Jerry Jiao says China’s One Belt, One Road plan and the push for electric cars will fuel commodities growth.
Argyle puts on a gem of a show
PAUL GARVEYThe most valuable jewellery collection ever to go on public display in Australia has been unveiled in Perth.
Whitehaven bullish on coal price
Matt ChambersWhitehaven Coal’s chief has flagged a robust outlook for thermal coal prices, as the firm lifts output and sales.
AGL joins ‘turn off’ push
Andrew WhiteAGL is among power companies encouraging users to dial down or turn off power to help avoid blackouts.
Lakes seeks Victorian gas deal
MATT CHAMBERSThe Rinehart-backed Lakes Oil has asked for a low-cost loan to drill onshore amid ongoing legal dispute over Victorian ban.
Funding boost for zinc venture
PAUL GARVEYNew Century Zinc, which is aiming to reopen the Century mine, has secured debt financing from US fund Sprott.
Stick to emissions target: BCA
DAVID CROWEThe nation’s peak business group has rejected calls for Australia to walk away from its pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy firms ‘gaming system’
Matt ChambersBlueScope’s Paul O’Malley says prices will rise under a clean energy target if baseload sources like coal stations close.
BlueScope chief in energy plea
MATT CHAMBERSBlueScope Steel chief Paul O’Malley has called for a 10-year energy policy plan that factors in prices and reliability.
‘Climate change is real’
RACHEL BAXENDALEEnergy Minister Josh Frydenberg has hit back at Tony Abbott, declaring “climate change is real”.
Iron ore price slumps 4.1pc
Samantha WoodhillThe price of Australia’s most valuable export has dropped below $US60 a tonne for the first time since June.
Hanson’s plan to slug gas giants
Matt ChambersPauline Hanson has a plan to boost tax takings from Australia’s $170 billion LNG projects.
Sector fears ‘gold rush’ at risk
Andrew WhiteThe government faces calls to provide an alternative to the clean energy target if it is abandoned.
Nahan buries ALP gold grab
ANDREW BURRELLThe West Australian Labor government has seen its contentious plan to slug gold miners killed off.
Incitec jobs hinge on gas deal
Matt ChambersThe clock is ticking on Incitec Pivot’s ‘mission to save Gibson Island’ and up to 1500 Queensland jobs.
Labor states go it alone on CET
JOE KELLYQueensland, South Australia, Victoria and the ACT will push ahead with the design of a clean energy target.
‘Scale back Paris commitment’
Adam CreightonTwo of Australia’s most respected economic reformers have urged the government to scale back its commitment to the Paris emissions agreement.
Libs vote to kill off gold slug
ANDREW BURRELLThe WA Labor government’s contentious plan to slug gold miners with an additional $400 million in royalties is dead.
Power ‘hermits’ cut off from grid
ANDREW WHITEA lack of innovation by energy retailers is shutting most home battery systems off from the grid, says Reposit Power.
Microsoft inks renewables deal
Chris GriffithMicrosoft has signed a massive deal with GE to buy its wind energy and further develop renewables battery technology.
Gas crisis: deflating the myths
Stephen BartholomeuszShell has contradicted the widely-accepted narrative that LNG exporters have created an east coast gas shortage.
Origin demands energy policy
ANDREW WHITEOrigin Energy boss Frank Calabria says a clean energy target is needed because it’s “better than no solution at all”.
Elliott renews BHP push
Activist investor Elliott is reportedly touring BHP’s biggest shareholders as it seeks a radical shake-up of the mining giant.
Gas starts to flow at Wheatstone
PAUL GARVEYThe last of the mega-projects from Western Australia’s great resources construction boom has begun producing.
