Oil and Gas

Countries across the globe are racing to rewire their electricity systems for a decarbonised future. In Australia, delays are mounting, along with doubts about whether it can meet goals on schedule.

Victoria produces more gas than it uses, so how is the state on the verge of a gas shortfall?

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley may be under siege, but says she has no doubts she will remain party leader until the next federal election.

Accusations of secrecy and abuse of process have been levelled at the Western Australian government this week on several fronts. Are they blips on the radar or signs WA Labor is under strain?

In the wake of a federal government investigation, a worker at major oil and gas company Inpex has spoken out, raising fears of exposure to dangerous air pollutants and claims of a toxic workplace where staff concerns are brushed aside.

Last year the WA government commissioned a report on whether LNG exports to Asia were helping decarbonisation efforts — but the final report is vastly different to the draft, and analysts and activists say it has been doctored.

Animated graphic of fracking process

As WA's EPA assesses a proposal to drill and frack in the Kimberley's Canning Basin, groups call for WA Labor to enforce a ban across the state.

A secret report undermines the WA government's claim that domestic gas production is helping the rest of the world decarbonise, while the state's own greenhouse gas emissions rise.

Norway struck oil in the 1960s. Now, almost a quarter of its national budget is funded through its sovereign wealth fund. How does Australia compare with taxing its resources?

One of the Northern Territory's largest beef producers has failed in its bid to stop a gas company from trademarking the name of one of its cattle stations.

The NSW premier has warned farmers they may face compulsory land acquisition if they cannot reach a compromise with Santos on a multi-billion-dollar project at Narrabri.

An oil spill that leaked into Darwin Harbour and the substantial under-reporting of toxic emissions have put one of Australia's biggest gas companies under federal investigation.

Murray Watt warns the Coalition and Greens not to "obstruct" environment laws being introduced to parliament on Thursday, while assuring a special power in the bill would not allow him to intervene on behalf of coal or gas projects.

A document linked to the arrest of a scientist has raised questions about whether Russia has long-term ambitions to exploit oil resources in Antarctica, where mining is banned indefinitely.

The White House makes a sharp move to pressure Moscow to secure peace in Ukraine just one day after a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin falls apart.

The NT government has opened an investigation into oil and gas giant Inpex after the company admitted it has been under-reporting potentially toxic emissions from its flagship Ichthys LNG plant on Darwin Harbour.

The Queensland government's recent approval of a major coal seam gas-processing facility 3 kilometres from a farming family's home has left them feeling "extremely disappointed".

Santos's Darwin gas plant is set for a new lease of life despite a major methane leak. The company told federal officials the risk it could be forced to meet best practice on carbon emissions was "intolerable". 

A gas company operating in the Northern Territory has been accused of breaching environmental laws by an NT government department, which decided against prosecution in favour of a formal letter encouraging "behaviour change".