Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals

Experts have told media outlets that a decision to let Fukushima resident back into their homes is premature and potentially very dangerous.

Ok Tedi posts cost of tough times

A long string of troubles has left Papua New Guinea's giant state-owned Ok Tedi gold and copper mine with a dwindling pile of profits.

Big swing buries QLD landowner rights bill

A bill allowing farmers and other landowners the right to refuse entry for mining, oil and gas companies has been soundly defeated.

Energy investigators seek new digs

A key site for the future of Australia’s energy systems is looking for some upgrades.

Mine fire quietened while water health risk heats up

After more than month of constant haze, fumes, smoke and flames; the long-burning fire at the Hazelwood open cut mine is now under control, leaving authorities to try to tackle the health risks it has created.

Solar back step to leave QLD customers haggling

Up to fifty thousand Queenslanders will soon have to negotiate their own solar feed-in tariff, with the State Government changing its scheme and leaving regulation to consumers.

Tiny fine from nasty leak, but Santos says all is well

Gas firm Santos Ltd has been fined after groundwater sampling revealed elevated levels of elements including arsenic, lead, and uranium at a site in New South Wales.

ACCC knocks back NSW bid to lose power

The New South Wales government has hit a significant hitch in its bid to sell its biggest power generator.

Hot-bed of rubbery research on the seafloor

A new way to gather energy from the ocean is in development, as engineers continue trying to harness the incredible power crashing against coastlines every day.

Sulphur search has eyes on ions

A new polymer could be the final link needed to make lithium-sulphur batteries possible, bringing about a world with high-powered, long-lasting, flexible and strong portable power supplies.

ACT guns for more green sources

The ACT Government wants more power for less, and so is allowing itself a greater share of renewable sources.

Energy industries look for new channels as big players wind down

The decline of Victorian manufacturing will have effects that flow throughout the state and the rest of the country, the first of which may be the death of the state’s electricity industry.

Offshore moves take the government out of approvals

The Federal Government has announced its ‘streamlined’ version of offshore petroleum and gas resource approvals, and already explorers are looking to sink their drill bits into the ocean floor.

Praise for on-site reform comes from formerly on-side talker

A former Labor minister has come out in support of the Coalition Government’s moves to reform Australian workplaces, which the Prime Minister says should happen as soon as possible.

Study slams public disempowerment

An economists’ report has said privatisation in the electricity sector is expensive and achieves little more than customer annoyance with none of the alleged benefits.

Lack of evidence prompts deeper look for wind farm effects

The National Health and Medical Research Council says there is no evidence that wind farms cause adverse health effects in humans, re-iterating the findings of virtually all credible studies on the matter.

Leaks and spills in the past, Japan plans tomorrow

Japan is beginning to turn a corner after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, releasing its first energy policy since the event and allowing some residents to return to their homes in evacuated areas.

Narrabri CSG finds itself in fast-lane

The New South Wales Government has fast-tracked approvals for a proposed coal seam gas project at Narrabri.

Toll looks up with renewed agreements

The Toll Group has managed to keep a lucrative set of contracts, which will see it remain the prime mover for oil and gas producer Santos.

Action over mine jobs prompts industrial court case

The Fair Work Building Commission (FWBC) has called dozens of Western Australian workers into court to face charges from protests over jobs in local mines.