Regulator orders Stokes' Seven Group to fix leaking gas well off Victorian coast
SGH's decade of neglect of its Longtom gas field off the Gippsland coast is "an erosion of good industry practice" according to NOPSEMA.
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WA EPA falls back to public accountability on emissions
Any large project in WA will now need to tell the EPA how it will achieve zero-net emissions by 2050 before it can go for Ministerial approval.
WA EPA drops offsets but adopts net-zero emissions plan
The WA Environmental Protection Authority has backed off its plan for 100% offsets for new projects but will push for net-zero emissions by 2050.
Woodside carbon plan comes with big loophole
Woodside chief executive Peter Coleman told investors his Browse and Scarborough LNG projects stood up with a $US40/t carbon price, but the fine print was a different story.
Woodside study says gas uncompetitive against renewables in Asia
A report for Woodside on the effect of LNG imports on Asian emissions sees gas and coal fighting for a shrinking market share as renewables grow.
BHP doubles down on high margin oil and gas
While BHP's dominant mining arm wants to be seen to be greener its highly profitable petroleum arm is not slowing down.
Star of the South still in regulatory abyss
Offshore wind power is growing across the globe but Australia's only proposed project off Victoria has no regulation system to seek approval from.
Industry tells WA EPA to listen to Canberra
Emissions-heavy corporate Western Australia wants the WA Environmental Protection Authority to leave control of greenhouse gases to the Federal Government.
How big gas drives the story to keep its licence
Maintaining social license for oil and gas keeps executives awake at night according to industry lobby group APPEA that is researching how to fix the problem
Offshore oil & gas sell-off puts focus back on decommissioning policy
The owner of an oil vessel in the Timor Sea falling into liquidation may make the Federal Government very cautious about who ExxonMobil can sell its Bass Strait assets to.
Carbon investor stampede can't be stopped
Gas will likely be the “last man standing for hydrocarbons”, but there are questions over its long term future as a “transition fuel.”
Edwell sees 'happy place' for WA energy
Stephen Edwell, the independent chair of WA's energy transformation taskforce, has just a few years to stop a solar surge overwhelming the South West power grid.
WA emissions leave other states to cut deeper
WA is the only state in Australia with rising emissions on the back of new LNG projects that will make meeting Paris Agreement emissions reductions very dificult.