With rising energy prices and potential gas shortages, 2017 has seen a continued focus on issues such as renewables,...
Gas
An independent review of Western Australia’s gas market highlights the urgent need for more exploration to secure future supply....
Regulation needed to manage fraccing risks
Elisa Iannunzio, , Gas, News, Policy, Safety and Training, 0The Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the Northern Territory final draft report has found that risks associated with...
Report released on CSG environmental risks
Elisa Iannunzio, , Gas, News, Safety and Training, Sustainability, 0The CSIRO and the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) have confirmed that the use of chemicals...
Liddell Power Station plans revealed
Elisa Iannunzio, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Gas, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0AGL has outlined plans to repurpose Liddell Power Station beyond its 2022 closure. The New South Wales Generation Plan...
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) has prepared a report for the Council of Australian Governments (COAG)...
Pacific Energy acquires gas-fired power station
Elisa Iannunzio, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, Gas, News, 0Pacific Energy has signed a $7.5 million agreement to acquire the 10MW Nova gas-fired power generation plant (Nova) in...
Arrow Energy has announced a 27-year sales agreement with one of Australia’s leading natural gas producers, to bring more...
Funding for oil, gas and energy resources
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Gas, News, Projects, Sustainability, 0$4.8 million in funding through the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Centres Initiative will fund eight projects that will boost...
$30.4 million assessment of Cooper Basin gas potential
Elisa Iannunzio, , Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government will provide $30.4 million to assess the Cooper Basin in Queensland and South Australia as a...
New power station opens in WA
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Gas, Networks, News, Projects, Sustainability, 0The Pilbara Power Station in Western Australia has officially opened, welcoming a new era of energy for the region...
Australia’s potential to reduce gas reliance
Elisa Iannunzio, , Gas, News, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0ClimateWorks Australia has released a report which shows that Australia has the potential to reduce its reliance on gas...
Economic impact of CSG on regional communities
Elisa Iannunzio, , Gas, News, Stakeholder Engagement, 0CSIRO has released research into understanding the way regional NSW economies change in regions establishing a gas industry compared to...
Report confirms new gas supplies needed for eastern Australia
Energy Journalist, , Gas, News, Spotlight, 0A new study by the Australian Government has confirmed the urgent need to develop new offshore and onshore gas...
QLD Labor re-election commitment on gas exploration
Energy Journalist, , Company news, Gas, News, Policy, 0Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Dr Anthony Lynham, has stated that a re-elected State Labor Government would release...
The Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) has rejected all grounds of review sought by Victorian electricity and Australian Capital Territory...
Pre-feasibility study for West-East Gas Pipeline awarded
Energy Journalist, , Company news, Gas, News, Pipelines, Projects, 1The Australian Government has awarded the tender to conduct a pre-feasibility study on the West-East Gas Pipeline. ACIL Allen,...
South Australian Liberals energy policy to cut electricity prices
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Gas, News, Solar, Spotlight, 0The South Australian Liberals has released an energy policy as part of a plan to fix the state economy,...
CET and gas supply debated at Energy Summit
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Key industry leaders met with members of the government to discuss issues affecting the energy sector, such as the...
Three Queensland LNG projects have signed an industry-government agreement, committing to the Commonwealth that they will ensure eastern Australia...
Batteries and renewables planned to replace Liddell capacity
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0AGL has outlined plans for battery storage, gas-fired power, renewables and upgrades to other power plants to replace the...
Gas producers guarantee sufficient gas supply in 2018
Energy Journalist, , Gas, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met with gas producers Santos, Shell and Origin Energy on 27 September 2017 to discuss...
APPEA concerned over “pessimistic” gas supply estimates
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Gas, News, Spotlight, 0The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) Chief Executive, Dr Malcolm Roberts, has commented on the release of...
Gas supply shortfall three times higher than originally estimated
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Gas, News, Spotlight, 0New reports by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and Australian Competition and Consumer Competition (ACCC) have predicted gas...
Government pushes to keep AGL’s Liddell Power Station open
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Gas, News, 0Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met with AGL executives in Canberra to discuss the future of the Liddell Power Station....
Energy Security Taskforce report released
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Gas, Hydro Power, Networks, News, 0The Tasmanian Government has released the Energy Security Taskforce Report which makes a number of recommendations for Tasmania’s energy...
What lies ahead for the energy sector?
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Gas, Policy, Powerlines, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0According to Alan Pears from RMIT University, 2017 is the year when many long-festering energy policy problems must be...
In its recently released July 2017 LNG report, Energy Quest reported Australian LNG shipments jumped to a record 5.4...
Review into adequate supply of electricity
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Gas, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has begun consultation on its review of frameworks needed to support the reliable...
AGL has agreed to sell North Queensland gas assets to a consortium. The consortium includes Chinese gas distribution company Shandong...
Farewell, Liddell: AGL’s renewable pledge
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