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Gas price spike as plant workers down tools on pay deal

Gas price spike as plant workers down tools on pay deal

Employees have stopped work on three massive Chevron natural gas sites in WA amid a pay dispute, sending prices soaring on European markets.

Doctors warn of health threats from NT gas expansion

Doctors warn of health threats from NT gas expansion

Doctors warn of health threats from NT gas expansion

Doctors warn of health threats from NT gas expansion

A group of doctors are warning of harm to health - physical, mental and spiritual - from the development of Beetaloo gas and more processing at Darwin Harbour.

Greens cast doubt on future of gas code of conduct

Greens cast doubt on future of gas code of conduct

Greens cast doubt on future of gas code of conduct

Greens cast doubt on future of gas code of conduct

The Greens will refer a new code of conduct for gas producers to a Senate inquiry, putting the future of the measures in doubt.

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Chevron's WA offshore gas fields face industrial action

Chevron's WA offshore gas fields face industrial action

Chevron Australia's offshore gas fields in the country's northwest face industrial action next week over pay and conditions, posing a risk to global supplies.

Woodside offshore strike threat ends, Chevron pending

Woodside offshore strike threat ends, Chevron pending

Woodside Energy has agreed to a deal with workers on offshore gas platforms but the threat of stoppages still hangs over Chevron off the northwest coast.

City-state friction on plan to ban new gas connections

City-state friction on plan to ban new gas connections

A major city council is looking to impose its own ban on gas connections in new developments but the state government opposes its independent move.

AGL Energy owns goals with Adelaide Oval-sized battery

AGL Energy owns goals with Adelaide Oval-sized battery

More than a big banana, a big battery the size of an AFL oval has switched on in South Australia to help cut power bills and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Treasurer issues challenge over offshore gas tax change

Treasurer issues challenge over offshore gas tax change

Treasurer issues challenge over offshore gas tax change

Treasurer issues challenge over offshore gas tax change

The treasurer has challenged the opposition and the Greens to pass new laws taxing offshore gas companies and bringing forward revenue to boost the budget.

Activist shareholders target Woodside over new projects

Activist shareholders target Woodside over new projects

Activist shareholders target Woodside over new projects

Activist shareholders target Woodside over new projects

Woodside Energy is being urged to reallocate capital from new production to a share buyback to avert the release of half a billion tonnes of carbon emissions.

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Origin Energy expects another tough year for cash-strapped customers after posting an FY23 net profit of $1.06 billion as it prepares for a foreign takeover.

WA domestic gas update to 'safeguard' supply, growth

WA domestic gas update to 'safeguard' supply, growth

WA domestic gas update to 'safeguard' supply, growth

WA domestic gas update to 'safeguard' supply, growth

The West Australian government has moved to secure the domestic supply of gas for industrial development, but the sector warns it will stymie investment.

Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

Some companies are too reliant on "risky" carbon capture and storage assumptions when claiming they are meeting global climate targets, data shows.

Greens, Pocock stare down Treasury on proposed gas tax

Greens, Pocock stare down Treasury on proposed gas tax

Greens, Pocock stare down Treasury on proposed gas tax

Greens, Pocock stare down Treasury on proposed gas tax

A proposal to raise more revenue from oil and gas companies faces a senate battle as crossbenchers team up to push the government to go further with the tax.

Offshore gas tax intact as sector seeks bipartisanship

Offshore gas tax intact as sector seeks bipartisanship

Offshore gas tax intact as sector seeks bipartisanship

Offshore gas tax intact as sector seeks bipartisanship

The oil and gas industry is calling for coalition support for a key budget measure to end a crossbench campaign to double the hike in taxes on offshore fields.

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NSW won't add gas cooktop ban to its energy plate

Federal MPs have slammed NSW Premier Chris Minns's captain call that will permit gas connections to be installed in new households far into the future.

Mixed quarter for Origin with Eraring's future unknown

No decision has been taken by Origin Energy on keeping coal-fired power station Eraring running for longer, but some say it's not needed to keep the lights on.

Rooftop solar surge eases wholesale electricity prices

Rooftop solar is reducing wholesale electricity prices but the market operator warns more transmission is needed to keep the lights on in a post-coal system.

Call to help coal, oil and gas workers cope with change

Workers made obsolete in the push from coal, oil and gas to clean energy should receive individual career support packages, a business-backed think tank says.

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Call for energy investors to make most of 'golden age'

Energy investors have been urged to take advantage of Australia's golden age in climate policy, with "crazy, science-denying" naysayers waiting in the wings.

Clean energy gets dirty as politics of transition flare

Federal Climate Minister Chris Bowen has taken a swing at his political opponents, claiming a "cabal of climate denial" runs policy in the federal opposition.

Pressure remains as 'not much' gas covered by price cap

The government's mandatory gas code is expected to have little impact on bills for households and small businesses, with exemptions covering the bulk of supply.

Banks 'failed human rights' over Santos NT gas project

Tiwi and Larrakia traditional owners say the big four banks have failed to respond to human rights complaints over a proposed gas project off the NT coast.

Taxpayers pipe $70m into Hunter renewable hydrogen hub

Chemicals giant Orica says industrial-scale renewable hydrogen and green ammonia is within reach, and would free up domestic gas supply for households.

How to make net zero happen: 'Get on with it and adapt'

Nuclear power is too expensive and slow to build, while offshore wind will be crucial to achieving climate and energy targets, a net zero report finds.

Alumina refinery trial swapping gas power for hydrogen

The federal government is contributing $32 million to a trial project swapping gas for hydrogen to power the emissions-intensive alumina refining process.

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