About Hancock Energy
Hancock Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (HPPL) established in 2021 with a mandate to seek profitable investment opportunities across the energy value chain in addition to providing input from an energy and regulation perspective to Hancock’s existing businesses.
Our projects
In partnership with POSCO International Corporation (50.1%), Hancock Energy acquired 49.9% of Queensland based gas producer Senex Energy in March 2022.
Hancock Energy acquired Perth Basin gas company Warrego Energy for $450m in April 2023 following a competitive bidding process.
The essential energy powering Australian industries, business and manufacturing.
Hancock Energy plays crucial role in powering Australian businesses by providing reliable and sustainable energy solutions across the nation.
Hancock Energy helps businesses enhance their efficiency and reduce operational costs, thereby contributing to the overall economic growth and sustainability of Australia’s commercial landscape.
Latest news
Green iron water guzzler
WA’s budding zero-emissions iron industry will drain vast amounts of water if Fortescue drawing upon an extra 60 Optus Stadiums’ worth of groundwater a year is anything to go by.
Paul Murray: WA’s renewable energy gamble risks blackouts and leaves the power grid exposed
Regular readers of this column with a critical interest in the renewables transition – differentiated from those who are blinkered true believers – will know that the intermittent nature of wind and solar energy is the Achilles heel of the Albanese Government’s strategy.
PM pledges cheap power to keep Tomago open, but cost remains hidden
Rio Tinto has agreed to keep open its troubled Tomago aluminium smelter in return for a Commonwealth-led deal that will provide it with billions of dollars in subsidised power from the Snowy Hydro project and other renewables sources, all firmed by gas.
