Energy

The increase had been driven by ‘scope maturation’ of necessary modifications to Train 1 at its Pluto processing facility.

Woodside ups cost of mega Scarborough LNG project

Woodside Energy has revealed a sharp rise in the cost of its long-awaited Scarborough gas project off the Pilbara coast.

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‘Right kind of M&A’: Woodside grows US LNG with $1.3b buy

Woodside Energy has revealed a $US900 million ($1.3bn) bid to have a fresh crack at North American LNG, with chief executive Meg O’Neill declaring the company needs to focus on the projects it can control.

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Shadow Energy Minister Ted O’Brien (left) and current minister Chris Bowen (right) are squaring off on both sides’ differing power policies.

Pollies’ power struggle heats up as energy divide deepens

Both Labor and Coalition heavyweights have reignited the climate debate amid raging rhetoric on renewables and nuclear energy.

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The oil and gas giant had applied for subpoenas in the Federal Court.

Santos scores major victory in pursuit of EDO bankrollers

Santos has secured a big win in its hunt to lift the lid on some of the Environmental Defenders Office’s mysterious backers that caused the development of its $6.7 billion Barossa gas project to be delayed.

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Carnegie Clean Energy Chief Executive Jonathan Fievez.

Forgotten renewables play Carnegie riding new wave

An Australian company that was going to generate electricity by harnessing the power of giant waves is back with a new name and an unlikely corporate backer in its corner.

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While Australia grapples with the debate over nuclear energy, the US has taken rare bipartisan action to liberate the nuclear industry from its decades-long malaise.

US lawmakers’ big move to spur nuclear power revolution

While Australia grapples with the debate over nuclear energy, the US has taken rare bipartisan action to liberate the nuclear industry from its decades-long malaise.

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The Australian Energy Market Operator has warned of gas supply shortages in eastern states. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Victoria’s gas shortage is a dire warning for all of us

The fact that Australia, one of the world’s top gas exporters, could face a potential gas shortage is a sign that something needs to change. As the saying goes, never waste a good crisis. 

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Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island.

Let’s remember this infamous US site in nuclear debate

ANDREW MILLER: To blindly accept that nuclear technology is now safe is to ignore the lessons of history.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton squared off over nuclear energy in Parliament during Question Time.

Question Time goes nuclear as energy debate heats up

Anthony Albanese has danced around questions on the cost of Labor’s renewables transition in a heated Question Time, as the Coalition sought to poke holes in the Government’s anti-nuclear stance. 

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Solar power will likely be the source of power for all electricity by the mid-2030s.

Solar power’s exponential growth to change the world

Solar cells will in all likelihood be the single biggest source of electrical power on the planet by the mid 2030s. By the 2040s they may be the largest source not just of electricity but of all energy.

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The Longford gas plant.

Price spike for gas after shortage threat

East coast gas prices have rocketed after the energy market operator issued a rare notice warning of a looming shortage through winter.

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Anthony Albanese’s reaction to Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy is a mistake.

Why dismissing nuclear supporters as kranks is a mistake

Labor has known for months the Coalition was getting ready to launch a nuclear attack so there’s absolutely no excuse for Wednesday’s sneering reaction to Peter Dutton’s energy policy.

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Minerals Council of Australia Tania Constable

Miners cheer as Dutton pushes button on nuclear option

Miners have given Peter Dutton’s plan to build seven nuclear power plants across Australia their seal of approval, hailing it a ‘crucial’ cost-effective pathway towards the nation’s net-zero ambitions.

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The core module of a small modular reactor being installed in China late last year.

Six things to know about Dutton’s plans for nuclear reactors

Peter Dutton’s energy plan includes a pitch to build a small modular nuclear reactors. Here’s everything you need to know about how they work and why more countries are investing in them.

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Andrew Forrest has accused Facebook's parent company Meta of being reckless. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Twiggy on the charm offensive ahead of China scrutiny

China wants to find out if the clean energy technology Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has relentlessly spruiked and poured billions into is the real deal before entertaining a green iron supply dream.

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