19 . 12 . 2024
Mineral Resources finalises $780m gas asset sale to Gina Rinehart amid turmoil
Mineral Resources has completed selling its gas exploration permits EP 368 and 426 to Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting for an initial consideration of $780 million.
19 . 12 . 2024
Gas shortage: AEMO predicts WA will need new supply next decade
Western Australia will have enough gas to keep the economy running until 2027, but a big long-term shortage is still looming.
12 . 12 . 2024
Chris Bowen’s reliance on coal slammed by Coalition as ‘dishonest’
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has backed new powers allowing states to mandate the extension of retiring coal-and-gas-fired power plants, sparking Coalition criticism that Labor is being “dishonest” about longer-term reliance on thermal generation under its energy transition plan.
11 . 12 . 2024
Let’s drop the ‘energy superpower’ nonsense. We’re not even close
Energy Minister Chris Bowen is keen on the notion of Australia being a renewable energy superpower.
11 . 12 . 2024
Andrew Forrest-backed wind farm gets taxpayer revenue guarantee
Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Squadron Energy and oil giant BP’s renewables arm Lightsource are among 11 companies to get federal government revenue guarantees in the first major auction of the Capacity Investment Scheme.
09 . 12 . 2024
What is a battery?
Tesla said it best when they called it an Energy Storage System. That’s important.
09 . 12 . 2024
Insane. Unachievable. Can’t be done.
Our energy costs will go up. We'll be poorer. Net Zero will be a catastrophe. Let's stop making people poorer.
04 . 12 . 2024
Green hydrogen hype fades as high costs force project retreat
Climate-friendly hydrogen was one of the most-hyped sectors in green energy. Now the reality of its high cost is taking its toll.
03 . 12 . 2024
Record number of Australians struggling to pay electricity bills
A record number of people are struggling to pay their energy bills, the Australian Energy Regulator has said in a report that highlights the toll of Australia’s cost of living crisis that is sapping support for the federal Labor government.
02 . 12 . 2024
National Mining and Related Industries Day 2024
On the 22nd November, people travelled from all over Australia, to come together in outback Australia to celebrate National Mining and Related Industries Day. The gala event was held at Santos’s Moomba gas field in South Australia.
Hancock Energy is a Hancock Prospecting company.
