Cyclone damage shuts Jadestone's Stag oil field off WA
The London-listed company may not have fully disclosed to the regulator the full extent of damage to its field off the Pilbara coast.
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Ten tales of Woodside’s merry men: Mark, Bill and Ben
On the occasion of recent WA treasurer Ben Wyatt joining the Woodside board Boiling Cold reviews the top 10 wins for Woodside from WA Labor's first term.
Australia's green steel dream explained
In every type of steelmaking, the challenge of using hydrogen to cut emissions is different but the long term possibilities for Australia are enormous.
BHP climate target skips massive Australian oil & gas emissions
BHP's climate target excludes the Bass Strait, North West Shelf and future Scarborough LNG on the incorrect basis that the operator controls the emissions, not the joint owners.
Ammonia export a hope amidst Australia’s hydrogen hype: BNEF
Australia cannot compete exporting difficult to transport hydrogen but could use it locally to make low emissions products like ammonia for overseas markets.
Shell, Exxon and Chevron slammed on climate by court and investors: what it means for Australia
Shell, Exxon and Chevron are big players in Australian oil and gas and being forced to decarbonise sooner will affect their local operations, with a possible king hit to Prelude.
Alcoa to test new steam tech in WA that could cut emissions 70pc
Alcoa will trial technology at its Wagerup alumina refinery to produce steam by renewable-powered compression instead of gas-fired heat that promises a 70% per cent emissions reduction.
Regulator blasts ExxonMobil’s Bass Strait maintenance, orders huge decommissioning push
Bass Strait partners ExxonMobil and BHP must plug 180 wells, dismantle ten platforms and tackle life-threatening corrosion after intervention by offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA.
UGL pushed spurious safety risks at Chevron’s Gorgon to kill industrial action
Maintenance contractor UGL has used a clause designed to ensure safety during a strike at Chevron's Gorgon LNG to portray the industrial action as illegal.
Net-zero emissions by 2050 needs immediate halt to new oil, gas and coal projects: IEA
New fossil fuel projects must end today for the world to navigate a "viable but narrow pathway to net-zero emissions by 2050," according to the International Energy Agency.
Clouded future of gas in WA drives Strike Energy to urea
Strike Energy's Stuart Nicholls regards the WA gas market as a dangerous place to be as new cheap supply comes in as the big resource players prepare to move away from fossil fuels.
Gorgon workers left waiting for mercury contamination results
Safety regulator WorkSafe does not know when it will receive test results so four workers on Chevron's Gorgon LNG plant will know if they have received an unsafe exposure to toxic mercury.
The budget is a flight of fancy ignoring Australia’s low-emissions future
In this week's budget the Morrison Government ignored clean energy and instead took a long-odds bet that carbon capture and storage will allow fossil fuels to carry on untouched by climate concerns.