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Premier Alan Carpenter and Woodside CEO Don Voelte at the Pluto LNG site on the Burrup Peninsula.

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Sean SmithCommentsPremium
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History shows energy giants all hot air on gas threats

Former WA Labor premier Alan Carpenter has welcomed a gas reservation policy on the east coast, albeit two decades late, as the announcement taps populist concerns that energy giants aren’t pulling their weight

Sean Smith

A bulk cargo ship sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumShipping firms whipsawed by change, risks in Hormuz wait

With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen.

Mae Anderson and David McHugh

The Strait of Hormuz has been shut for two months, blocking some 20 per cent of world oil supplies.

BusinessVideoCommentsPremiumOil plunges on Iran deal hopes, Wall St hits record highs

A tumbling oil price and rally in tech stocks such as Google-parent Alphabet on Wall Street has set the S&P/ASX 200 up for a positive opening today.

Tom Richardson

The government wants to maintain Australia's reputation as a reliable supplier of gas to Asia. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

EnvironmentCommentsPremium'Not going away': Gas tax push burns on despite PM snub

An inquiry report is likely to pour cold water on hopes for a gas export tax in the budget, but proponents vow to continue the fight regardless.

Jacob Shteyman

Fortescue boss Andrew Forrest wants the federal government to wind back fuel credits for miners. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyCommentsPremiumForrest call to ditch fuel credits to help ‘struggling mums and dads’

A campaign to wind back the diesel tax credit for big mining giants has been given fresh legs by Andrew Forrest, chair and founder of iron ore giant Fortescue.

Poppy Johnston

Endeavour Group CEO Jayne Hrdlicka.

RetailCommentsPremiumDan Murphy’s stocks up as Endeavour warns of $8m fuel hit

The owner of Dan Murphy’s and BWS liquor stores is stocking up on booze as it braces for a hit of up to $8 million on higher fuel costs related to the ongoing war in the Middle East.

Daniel Newell

Australia currently has 43 days' supply of petrol and 33 days of diesel, Chris Bowen says. (Michael Currie/AAP PHOTOS)

Oil & GasPremiumAustralia 'well-placed' to weather fuel supply storm

If the war in the Middle East ended now, there would still be impacts on supply chains, the federal energy minister warns.

Lloyd Jones

New Woodside Energy chief operating officer for Australia, Breyden Lonnie.

Oil & GasPremiumWoodside sticks with local talent for Australian COO

University of WA graduate Breyden Lonnie has been confirmed in the role, having filled the job in an interim capacity since Ms Westcott took the reins of the group in December.

Sean Smith

Shell’s floating Prelude LNG plant off Broome

EnergyCommentsPremiumShell Australia still paying out, despite lower profit

Shell’s Australian business distributed a reduced $US400 million ($563m) in dividends to London-based Shell for calendar 2025, with a further $US261m declared last month.

Sean Smith

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was in Seoul during a tour of Asia to bolster Australia's fuel security. (AP PHOTO)

Oil & GasPremiumS.Korea and Australia strengthen energy co-operation

South Korea and Australia have agreed to work ‌to maintain ‌a stable and reliable supply of fuel as the world battles an energy shock due to the Iran war.

Staff Writers

It’s dangerous work, but post-war reconstruction and diversification brings opportunities for the cowboys of the energy industry.

The EconomistCommentsPremiumSwashbuckling oil-services firms are preparing for a boom

THE ECONOMIST: It’s dangerous work, but post-war reconstruction and diversification brings opportunities for the cowboys of the energy industry.

A soaring in crude oil prices back to $S120 a barrel is now tipped to wipe out fuel excise tax relief and push up housing construction costs.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil surge ‘will push up fuel prices, building costs’

A soaring in crude oil prices back to $US120 a barrel is now tipped to wipe out fuel excise tax relief and push up housing construction costs.

Stephen Johnson

Josh Wilson's son, Oscar Wilson, second from the left, pictured next to WA Greens MP Sophie McNeill (far left).

EnergyCommentsPremiumWoodside AGM protester revealed as Federal MP’s son

One of several protesters who stormed Woodside Energy’s AGM last week is the son of Assistant Climate and Energy Minister Josh Wilson.

Ria Pandey

Woodside Energy CEO Liz Westcott.

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Woodside puts $30b Browse on agenda amid energy shock

Australia’s biggest undeveloped gas project has been given a small boost with Woodside launching early engineering work on the $30 billion Browse proposal.

Matt Mckenzie & Daniel Newell

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the CME breakfast in Perth this morning.

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PM rules out new tax on gas, insists no ‘windfall profits’

Anthony Albanese has all-but ruled out a new tax on gas, declaring there are currently no ‘windfall profits’ after anti-gas activists disrupted his appearance at an industry event in Perth. 

Jessica Page

The UAE criticised OPEC production quotas that curbed its ability to sell as much oil as it wanted. (EPA PHOTO)

Oil & GasPremiumUnited Arab Emirates quits OPEC in blow to oil cartel

The United Arab Emirates says it is withdrawing from OPEC, stripping the oil cartel of one of its largest producers.

Staff Writers

Chevron operates gas plants at Gorgon on Barrow Island and Wheatstone near Onslow.

Oil & GasPremiumChevron cops hit as strong Aussie dollar cuts profit

American energy giant Chevron paid Petroleum Resources Rent Tax in Australia for the first time last year despite taking a major earnings hit.

Matt Mckenzie

The government has announced funding to convert Albany’s social housing away from town gas.

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State budgets $9m to transition social housing from town gas

The State Government is providing $10.8m to aid Albany’s transition away from mains gas, with most of the cash going towards converting the city’s social housing

Claire Middleton

Kevin Gallagher speaking at Santos’ annual general meeting in Adelaide earlier this month.

Oil & GasPremiumIncentive shares lift energy CEO’s stake to a whopping $41m

Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has been granted millions of dollars worth of additional shares in the oil and gas giant after hitting long-term incentives.

Rebecca Le May

Meg O'Neill’s BP will report financial results this week.

Oil & GasPremiumO’Neill’s BP gains to emerge as top big oil stock amid war

BP, long the laggard among oil supermajors, is emerging as the sector’s top stock during the Iran war as it reaps “exceptional” trading profits and avoids the scale of production outages hurting rivals.

Kevin Crowley and Mitchell Ferman

Perth motorists will be able to fill up their tanks for as little as 153 cents a litre on Tuesday as fuel prices continue to drop around the city.

Oil & GasVideoCommentsREVEALED: Perth servo offering cheapest petrol since March 5

Perth motorists will be able to fill up their tanks for as little as 153 cents a litre on Tuesday as fuel prices continue to drop around the city.

Oliver Lane

The Iran war, now in its ninth week, has driven up energy prices and led to shortages of key products.

EnergyCommentsPremiumOil up as Hormuz stays shut for third month

Oil gained after efforts to resume peace talks over the Iran war stalled, with the vital Strait of Hormuz remaining effectively closed, extending disruptions in the Middle East that have roiled global markets.

Daniel Newell

Inpex is Japan-based but its Aussie headquarters are in Perth.

Oil & GasPremiumDeadline set for talks as Inpex strike looms

Unions have set a mid-May deadline for negotiations with gas giant Inpex after hundreds of workers on the Ichthys export operation voted to strike.

Matt Mckenzie

Developed countries have been scrambling to secure fuel supply but with almost a billion barrels of oil knocked out by the Middle East war, elevated prices are inevitable.

Oil & GasPremium‘Critical point’: Why world can't escape oil shock

Developed countries have been scrambling to secure fuel supply but with almost a billion barrels of oil knocked out by the Middle East war, elevated prices are inevitable.

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