17 . 03 . 2025
Exxon and Woodside in $350m drilling tie-up to avert predicted east coast gas shortfall
The dominant source of gas to Australia’s east coast could be handed a lifeline after Exxon and Woodside approved a $350m drilling campaign to deliver new supplies from the Bass Strait.
15 . 03 . 2025
10 WA projects on priority list
A federal government listing of high priority renewable energy projects has 56 across the country with a notable aspect being the shortage of transmissions projects in WA’s South West.
13 . 03 . 2025
Chris Bowen’s energy plan is the definition of insanity
There is a lot to unpack in the energy minister’s excuses to hide the fact that power price decreases promised by the Albanese government in opposition are a thing of the past
13 . 03 . 2025
Chris Bowen says renewables the right path despite energy price spikes
Chris Bowen says the Coalition’s plan to keep coal in the system for longer will lead to even higher costs, backing Labor’s massive expansion of renewables despite business calls to slow it down.
13 . 03 . 2025
Rita Panahi: Victoria’s self-harming fracking ban was clueless constitutional abuse
Victoria sits on abundant gas reserves that could be enriching the state if suicidally stupid politicians from the Dan Andrews government, along with easily spooked members of the opposition, hadn’t changed the constitution.
13 . 03 . 2025
LNG producers take aim at North West Shelf approval delays
The federal government is under pressure to make a decision about Woodside’s North West Shelf extension as the $70bn LNG export industry seeks to restore investor faith in the industry.
13 . 03 . 2025
North West Shelf: Next 20 days ‘critical’ for project as peak business group calls for approvals overhaul
Australia’s peak business lobby says it is “critical” the Federal Government decides on Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project in the next few weeks.
12 . 03 . 2025
Gas crisis a consequence of coupling energy and climate policies: Santos boss
Tying energy policy to climate strategies has led to the looming east coast gas supply crisis, Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has declared, as he called for Australia to follow the US example and decouple the two.
12 . 03 . 2025
Big east coast gas users push for domestic reserve scheme, warn of price hikes
Big east coast gas users have laid out a blueprint for gas policy reforms, including a domestic reservation scheme, amid concern a plan for the commonwealth to underwrite LNG imports will entrench high prices for local industry.
11 . 03 . 2025
LNG buyer JERA warns of significant Australian job losses unless local industry fixed
Japan’s biggest buyer of LNG has threatened to take its business elsewhere, at the cost of thousands of jobs, unless urgent policy changes are made to fix Australia’s $70bn export industry.
Hancock Energy is a Hancock Prospecting company.
