This Month
Vietnam curbs enthusiasm for Australian coal
Vietnam will be a growth market for Australian thermal coal miners for at least seven years, but won’t grow as fast as expected under a pivot to renewables.
- Peter Ker
May
Labor accused of sneaky deal to shield Woodside’s NW Shelf from PRRT
The charge comes as the Coalition moves to back PRRT changes in exchange for quicker resources approvals under Tanya Plibersek’s nature protection reforms.
- Jacob Greber
- Opinion
- Opinion
Labor’s mixed signals on carbon capture
The gas industry strongly promotes the benefits of carbon capture and storage to reduce emissions, but most of the federal government is lukewarm.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Exclusive
- Carbon challenge
Gas power enters Forrest’s renewable energy empire
Gas is an important part of Andrew Forrest’s plans to build a major clean energy supply business on the east coast, despite the billionaire’s harsh criticism of the fuel.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Major investment on cards to get Gorgon CCS back on track
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be invested by the Gorgon partners to fix the underperforming project, but Chevron is chasing more CCS opportunities in Australia
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Opinion
It’s time for Albanese to cut his losses on gas strategy
The prime minister is learning the hard way there are many things you can force oil and gas companies do, but one thing you can’t is make them invest.
- Karen Maley
Vopak eyes 2026 for first imports into Avalon gas terminal
The Dutch giant is aiming to capitalise on Victoria’s looming gas shortfall, and is studying the use of renewable energy to overcome state concerns.
- Colin Packham
APA plots conversion of West Australian pipeline to hydrogen
Testing has suggested that many of the country’s gas pipelines could be switched to transport hydrogen, cutting the cost and timing of the transition.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Gas outlook tightens as Beach says lack of workers will delay project
The Waitsia project is a key pillar of Beach Energy’s growth strategy, but the company said it now not possible to say when first gas will be delivered.
- Colin Packham
Dutton says gas industry is hit by the ‘hammer of taxation’
The Coalition is leaning towards opposing the $2.4 billion increase to the PRRT as part of a broader show of support for the gas industry.
- Phillip Coorey
Ban petrol car sales, phase out gas by 2035: Andrews’ expert panel
The Victorian government’s advisory panel on emission reductions recommends natural gas “be largely phased out” and sales of “emitting road vehicles” end by 2035.
- Patrick Durkin
Fertiliser crash stokes Incitec demerger fears
Incitec Pivot chief Jeanne Johns says a slump in fertiliser prices and profits should not affect plans to split the company in two. But some investors disagree.
- Peter Ker
Shell’s dire warning on gas intervention
Outgoing Shell Australia chairman Tony Nunan has led the gas industry in voicing worries about future supply – and the economy – after Labor’s moves against the sector.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
No ‘carrots’ for carbon capture, laments Woodside Energy boss
CEO Meg O’Neill says two of its own carbon capture projects in Australia would be developed faster if incentives were offered like in the US.
- Simon Evans and Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Labor has made a good start, but tricky energy and climate road ahead
As the government begins its second year in office, how it deals with the big three challenges of gas shortages, electricity prices and emission reduction targets may determine its prospects in 2025.
- Tony Wood
King hails carbon capture but won’t back projects
Failing to back the much-maligned carbon capture and storage technology will put Australia behind in the race, gas industry leaders say.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Bowen warns on the ‘most pressing issue’ in the energy transition
Minister’s wake-up call comes as the head of the country’s state-owned green bank says the pace of new renewable energy developments is too slow to meet ambitious targets.
- Colin Packham
Gas industry envisages ‘carbon carpool’ with capture and storage
The immense task of reaching net zero in Australia by 2050 will need “every emissions reduction tool in the toolbox” including carbon capture, industry says.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Gas price caps no hurdle for Adelaide LNG import project
The fear of gas shortages in the southern states is outweighing any impact from Labor’s market intervention and spurring the project towards a go-ahead.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Gas retailers free to ‘take advantage’: Woodside
The exclusion of retailers from a mandatory code of conduct for gas sold on the east coast means they could on-sell gas at much higher prices, Woodside says.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
