Gas
Analysis
Pilbara
The Gorgon deal that could up the stakes on WA’s looming gas shortage
Western Australia’s biggest gas plant may be able to export for 30 years with no obligation to supply the state, thanks to an agreement struck two decades ago.
- by Peter Milne
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Does gas-rich Australia really need to start importing it?
Experts say time has run out to develop new sources of supply to avert crippling shortages.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Gas plant building boom to fuel renewable revolution, says energy grid chief
Many new gas power plants will be needed to back up renewables, despite warnings that gas supplies are running out on the East Coast.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
No prosecution after two workers nearly killed at Santos facility off WA
WA’s safety regulator has let companies off the hook, says the union for offshore oil and gas workers.
- by Peter Milne
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Cooking
Why the stovetop is the last front in war on household gas
A growing number of chefs are backing induction cooking over gas, including for the legendary “wok hei” of Asian cuisine.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
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Santos
Major financial institutions cut ties with Santos’ Barossa gas project
An international bank and a foreign investor are ending advice and loans, prompting calls for local banks to follow suit.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Some heaters are like trying to ‘heat your home with a hair dryer’. Do this instead
While many households will need more serious heating options in winter, good home design and the principle of heating the person, not the room, can go a long way.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Gas made from cow manure could be new front in energy fight
Advocates want to increase our production of biomethane to shore up supply, but environment groups say it’s not needed except for industrial uses.
- by Kieran Rooney
UN chief wants tobacco-style ban on fossil fuel advertising
The head of the United Nations says fossil fuel companies – “the godfathers of climate chaos” – must be stopped from shameless greenwashing.
- by Mike Foley
Paying clean hydrogen’s way in WA will be harder than the hype
A cautionary tale for Australian companies rushing into the clean fuel business: from optimism a few years ago, Yara now finds green hydrogen is a long way away.
- by Peter Milne
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Electricity
‘No shortage’: Producers reject minister’s gas supply claim
Victoria’s gas companies have declared there is no shortage of local reserves to fill impending shortfalls.
- by Mike Foley