Energy

Woodside Chairman Richard Goyder.

Goyder returns fire on Woodside proxy adviser

The oil and gas company chair has questioned the logic behind CGI Glass Lewis’ recommendation that shareholders vote against his re-election.

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US President Joe Biden test drives an electric hummer as he tours the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit.

Toughest auto curbs in US history to rev up EV sales

Joe Biden has moved to throttle pollution from cars and light trucks in the US, imposing emission limits so stringent they will compel automakers to boost sales of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models.

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Overcast Weather, Port Kembla, Wollongong

Power to the people. Bills set to fall for most Aussies

Households and businesses on Australia’s east coast can expect to see their power bills fall within months. Here’s why.

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The Coalition is refusing to declare a final position. Pictured: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Angus Taylor.

Massive gas tax fight to drag on as Opposition baulks

The political fight over the Federal Government’s $2.4 billion gas tax will drag on for at least another month as the Opposition resists pressure to wave through the changes.

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A court rejected the EDO case against Santos' Barossa gas field project in mid January.

Santos calls for clock on ‘veto power’ for new gas projects

Gas giant Santos wants the consultation process for offshore gas projects to be time-limited so it can’t be used as a ‘continued veto power’ by opponents.

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Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill.

Woodside customers ‘won’t help pay’ for decarbonisation

The company’s boss Meg O’Neill says it needs to cut costs to improve the viability of some carbon emission programs, but it has no prospect of recovering the investment from gas buyers.

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The Meg O’Neill-led oil and gas major copped a 49 per cent protest vote against its climate action plan in 2022.

HESTA chases Woodside for climate action directors

One of Australia’s most powerful superannuation funds is pitching for a seat on the board of Woodside Energy and has even put forward potential nominees to chair Richard Goyder.

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Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill

Woodside slashes WA jobs after review

The oil and gas giant will not be drawn on how many workers will lose their jobs or which roles will be affected.

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Peter Dutton has promised to unveil which postcodes will be hit ahead of the election.

Nuclear war to erupt in suburbs as Coalition floats plan

And wait for the NIMBY fallout as Coalition wants reactors in a town near you.

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Hundreds of power poles and lines were downed and six transmission towers nearby collapsed on Tuesday.

‘Weeks’ without power: How one storm crippled Victoria’s electricity grid

One of the biggest power outages in Victorian history has left tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the dark, raising questions about how one storm could bring the electricity grid to its knees.

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AGL’s Bayswater power station in NSW.

AGL rejects accusations of super profits, price gouging

AGL Energy has returned to profitability despite the cost of replacing ageing coal-fired power and insists it is operating in a "very, very competitive" market.

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The University of Western Australia is tight-lipped over whether it will back the academic lashed by the judge in the Santos Barossa case.

Uni silent after academic’s lies exposed in Santos case

WA’s most prestigious university is tight-lipped over whether it will back an academic lashed by the judge in the Santos Barossa case for lying to Tiwi Islanders and manipulating research. 

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His comments come at the mid-point of the U.N.’s biggest and most important annual climate conference.

Oil CEO says industry not responsible for climate change

The chief executive of UAE-based energy firm Crescent Petroleum said that blaming the oil and gas industry for the climate crisis ‘is like blaming farmers for obesity.’

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