Energy
We will need to learn to live with the virus, says new Ampol boss
The newly-appointed boss of Ampol has said surges in the number of COVID-19 cases will be a necessary part of getting the economy back on its feet.
- by Dominic Powell
Latest
Oil
Energy giants forced to rethink prices in post-virus world
Australia's biggest oil and gas producers are likely to follow Britain's BP in slashing global oil price forecasts in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
- by Nick Toscano
The economy
Energy reforms give customers power to find better rates
Australian consumers will soon have greater access to their personal energy usage data with the roll-out of new competition rules.
- by Nick Toscano
Paris Agreement
Labor’s climate policy: olive branch or white feather?
Labor’s bipartisan push on climate policy has been met with criticism that they are failing in their duty as an opposition party.
- by Nick O'Malley and Mike Foley
Opinion
Coal
NSW's bullish coal export plan defies the global market realities
The world is turning off coal-fired power, so the NSW government's optimism that thermal coal has a bright future is baffling.
- by Simon Nicholas
Origin Energy
Nation's top coal plant cuts output amid COVID-19, renewables pressure
Australia's largest coal-fired power plant has sharply reduced its output in response to coronavirus gutting demand and renewable energy pushing down prices.
- by Nick Toscano
Renewables
The surprising way renewables can help farmers cope
It turns out that even the grass is greener during a drought with solar panels, or so one farmer near Dubbo found.
- by Peter Hannam
Anthony Albanese
Labor moves to end energy wars with bipartisan national framework
Anthony Albanese has invited the PM to begin negotiations to develop a national energy framework in an attempt to cut through years of conflict over the issue.
- by Rob Harris
Electricity
Electricity price reform, but at what cost?
Customers who do not shop around for the cheapest power are now placed on a mid-priced deal, not the most expensive.
- by Joel Gibson
Woodside Petroleum
Woodside shows appetite for Chevron's North West Shelf LNG stake
The head of Australian oil and gas giant Woodside has signalled a willingness to make a move on Chevron's stake in the $34 billion North West Shelf LNG project.
- by Nick Toscano
Gas
Chevron puts stake in $34b North West Shelf LNG venture up for sale
US energy giant Chevron is sell its stake in Australia's largest and longest-running liquefied natural gas project, with Woodside seen as the likely buyer.
- by Nick Toscano