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Origin Energy defends complex switch to renewables, gas

Origin Energy defends complex switch to renewables, gas

As China pushes for cheaper Australian LNG, shareholders of energy retailer and east coast gas producer Origin Energy have been warned of a "messy" transition.

East Timor firm in gas pipe wrangle, may look elsewhere

East Timor firm in gas pipe wrangle, may look elsewhere

East Timor firm in gas pipe wrangle, may look elsewhere

East Timor firm in gas pipe wrangle, may look elsewhere

East Timor is threatening to accept Chinese or Kuwaiti investment in a gas field if an agreement can't be reached with Australia, which remains its preference.

Major seismic test plan dropped after community action

Major seismic test plan dropped after community action

Major seismic test plan dropped after community action

Major seismic test plan dropped after community action

An international company has walked away from a contentious proposal for seismic testing in Bass Strait across an area about half the size of Tasmania.

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Domestic gas guarantee risks 'wasteland' in iconic zone

Domestic gas guarantee risks 'wasteland' in iconic zone

Decades of new gas for export and local use in the west are envisaged under a revised gas reservation policy that has been slammed by environmentalists.

Timor-Leste to take stake in gas field, carbon capture

Timor-Leste to take stake in gas field, carbon capture

Santos and its joint venture partners have agreed to give Timor Leste a stake in a long-running gas venture to keep plans for a carbon capture hub alive.

Gas pipes supply solid cash flow in energy transition

Gas pipes supply solid cash flow in energy transition

Gas pipeline operator APA has posted a stronger full-year profit amid an expansion and urges more domestic gas production to support an end to coal-fired power.

Servo chain slams black market tobacco, wage inflation

Servo chain slams black market tobacco, wage inflation

Servo operator Viva Energy says cost of living pressures and black market tobacco are hitting stores but posted rising fuel sales and a bigger half-year profit.

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Green hydrogen developer pumped as partners ink deal

Green hydrogen developer pumped as partners ink deal

Green hydrogen developer pumped as partners ink deal

Green hydrogen developer pumped as partners ink deal

A development partnership for green hydrogen production at the Port of Brisbane could be a blueprint for refuelling facilities in the eastern states.

Voters step on the gas as NT faces 'turning point'

Voters step on the gas as NT faces 'turning point'

Voters step on the gas as NT faces 'turning point'

Voters step on the gas as NT faces 'turning point'

Election day is on in the Northern Territory where green groups, tourism operators and doctors fear an industrial expansion will harm residents and wildlife.

Santos drilling for gas demand well into the future

Santos drilling for gas demand well into the future

Santos drilling for gas demand well into the future

Santos drilling for gas demand well into the future

Oil giant Santos is juggling capital-intensive projects, including the hotly contested Narrabri field in NSW, as rising costs and lower LNG prices hit profits.

Servo chain Ampol slashes dividend, fuel volumes fall

Servo chain Ampol slashes dividend, fuel volumes fall

Servo chain Ampol slashes dividend, fuel volumes fall

Servo chain Ampol slashes dividend, fuel volumes fall

Energy company Ampol has slashed its interim dividend on lower fuel volumes, tanking its share price, but signalled a return to normal at its refinery.

More gas diverts clean energy investment, critics warn

More gas diverts clean energy investment, critics warn

More gas diverts clean energy investment, critics warn

More gas diverts clean energy investment, critics warn

Critics slam an inquiry's claim that Western Australia will need new sources of gas to meet domestic requirements for decades, even as the state decarbonises.

Origin Energy eyes gas imports, longer life for Eraring

Origin Energy eyes gas imports, longer life for Eraring

Origin Energy eyes gas imports, longer life for Eraring

Origin Energy eyes gas imports, longer life for Eraring

Electricity and gas giant Origin Energy warns Australia will need to import gas to meet domestic demand and taxpayers may have to pay to burn coal for longer.

Aussies join fight to clean up world's 'dirty' ships

Aussies join fight to clean up world's 'dirty' ships

Aussies join fight to clean up world's 'dirty' ships

Aussies join fight to clean up world's 'dirty' ships

The outlook for green methanol to replace emissions-dirty shipping fuel is bright, as the inking of a new multi-billion dollar deal in Australia shows.

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Call for Woodside to respect decision on 'climate bomb'

A decision to defuse a "climate bomb" could be imminent as a regulator reportedly puts pristine marine life ahead of Australia's biggest proposed gas field.

Call for Woodside to extract more value, not more gas

Woodside Energy is under fire for its management of climate risk and capital as activist investors slam recent "high-cost, high-emission" acquisitions.

Fears of major spill after Philippine oil tanker sinks

Authorities have rescued over a dozen crew and are racing to avert an environmental disaster after an oil tanker sank in huge waves of the Philippine capital.

Big batteries for the 'heavy lifting' as cold snap hits

The more clean energy in the nation's network, the better it will be for power bills and keeping the lights on, experts say, despite a lull during a cold snap.

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Permits for new gas exploration risk 'climate disaster'

Australia needs more gas to fast-track the phase out of coal, explorers say, but critics warn new offshore gas exploration permits are a "climate disaster".

Woodside to be 'global LNG powerhouse' after $1.4b deal

Australia's Woodside Energy has agreed to buy the US developer of an under-construction LNG project in the Gulf of Mexico for $US900 million.

Clean energy sector rallies against nuclear 'mistruths'

A clean energy industry body has sounded the alarm on "bad faith actors" who are accused of using misinformation to mislead Australian voters on nuclear power.

'Significant' funding floats green hydrogen export hub

Australian-made green hydrogen could power fuel-cell vehicles across Asia within 10 years as a proposed floating export hub attracts major funding.

White 'idiot' activists told to butt out of Top End

Interstate environmental activists should stop blocking industrial projects that could benefit Indigenous people, a traditional owner has told a Senate inquiry.

Domestic gas inquiry gives itself more time on deficit

Facing a possible domestic gas deficit, export powerhouse Western Australia has delayed putting the squeeze on producers with a crucial inquiry given more time.

Call to cut exports, not follow 'wrong' future gas plan

A phase-down of gas exports and reserving supplies for dwindling local use would be a "real future gas strategy" for Australia, according to a climate body.

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