The S&P-ASX200 index has closed at a four-month low after falling 1.7 per cent.
Sean Smith
A Qatari complex housing the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant suffered “extensive damage” amid a sharp escalation of attacks on energy facilities across the Persian Gulf.
Ruth Liao and Sherif Tarek
Mark Cutifani will likely figure as a leading candidate to succeed Richard Goyder as chair when the Woodside boss steps down.
The competition watchdog has broken with tradition amid widespread claims of price gouging by fuel retailers and revealed an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive conduct by four major players.
Daniel Newell
Transport firms are calling on the State Government to provide clear information on fuel availability — and any potential shortages — amid fears drivers could get stranded hundreds of kilometres from home.
Simone Grogan
The Upper House have locked in a five year extension on Collie’s Griffith Coal Mine, leading opposition members to question WA’s renewable future.
Craig Duncan
Liz Westcott takes over at a time when Woodside’s shares are flying high, fuelled by a global energy crises triggered by the war in the Middle East. But one energy analyst says her promotion is ‘concerning’.
Sean Smith and Aaron Patrick
BHP is starting a strategic pivot from iron ore to copper and potash, while Woodside has ramped up its bet on oil and gas to deliver for shareholders.
Tom Richardson
The next generation of batteries could power up electric cars within minutes and Australian researchers have developed a world-first proof-of-concept.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
A mad dash for diesel in WA’s regional towns has left explorers and junior miners with little choice but to watch their on-site supplies dwindle, and reignited warnings that operations may have to be halted.
Australian trade unions are calling for higher taxes on energy companies, but professional investors say the war has proven how reliant on fossil fuels the world still is.
Shortages of fuels and chemicals threaten industries from farming to pharmaceuticals.
Oil was little changed after a volatile session in which investors weighed signs of less-tight conditions against rising military threats to energy infrastructure across the Middle East.
Bloomberg
Some of Australia’s biggest fuel retailers, including Ampol, 7-Eleven, and BP, have been hauled into a meeting with the consumer watchdog.
Ria Pandey
Many Australian motorists plan to park an electric or hybrid vehicle in their garage in future but one policy change could alter their path.
The war in the Middle East is having wide-ranging impacts on markets, oil and gas producer Woodside has told investors at its annual sustainability briefing.
Staff Writers
Oil prices have surged to more than $US105 a barrel as Donald Trump urges allies to deploy warships to help escort ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz.
Florence Tan and Shariq Khan
Japan is worrying about its fuel supplies while the Iran war rages so is calling on its "energy security lifeline" Australia to ramp up much-needed gas exports.
Yuka Obayashi
After a long wait, Amber-Jade Sanderson’s capitulation over Labor’s failing renewable energy transition away from coal-fired power was meek.
Paul Murray
Alternatives to Gulf supplies are scarce.
Commodity prices are climbing again as traders watched new attacks on shipping and ports in the Middle East.
WA’s green steel dream will be put to its first real test in coming months after a company promoting a Lego-style smelting operation put its foot on a slab of iron-rich tenements in the Pilbara.
Ben Harvey
The International Energy Agency will release 400 million barrels of oil, it’s largest ever release as Iran threatens to send oil prices to $200 a barrel.
Rachel Chason, Evan Halper, Siham Shamalakh, Tara Copp
Neighbouring countries including Indonesia and Malaysia could beat Australia to lead the sustainable aviation fuel market despite its potential.
