Australia Set to be the King of LNG Exports
Australia is on track to surpass Qatar as the world’s largest LNG exporter, according to Australia’s Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science (DIIS).Australia…
Australia's Best Option is LNG Imports
Australia has painted itself into a corner with its natural gas industry and faces the stark reality that there are no easy choices to alleviate the dual problem of…
Australia Plans to Limit LNG Exports
Australia's conservative government unveiled a radical plan on Thursday to restrict exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at times when domestic shortages push up local prices…
U.S. Coal Gets Boost, but it's Debbie not Trump
One of the big hopes for a revival of the U.S. coal industry since the election of President Donald Trump is increasing exports. Right on cue, it looks likely that more…
Australia looks to end ExxonMobil, BHP Joint Gas Sales
Australia's competition watchdog wants to break up a marketing joint venture between ExxonMobil Corp and BHP Billiton to help boost competition in the eastern Australian gas market, it said on Friday.
Queensland 2015 Coal Exports at Record Levels
Coal exports from Australia's Queensland state hit record levels for the second year in 2015, with shipments to India up sharply despite stalled attempts by Indian conglomerates…
LCK, APA Signs HoA for Gas Pipeline Connection
Reviewing other infrastructure opportunities including power generation. Leigh Creek Energy Limited (“LCK”) signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (“HOA”) with APT Pipelines Limited…
ACCC Approves Shell, BG Merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the proposed acquisition by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) of BG Group (BG). “The ACCC’s view is that the…
Adani's Australia Coal Mine Hits Environmental Snag
Environment approval pulled pending gov't resubmission. An Australian court on Wednesday revoked the government's environmental approval for one of the world's biggest…
Shell-BG deal May Shake up Rival's Australian LNG Plans
Tightening gas supplies in eastern Australia and a battle for gas to supply three liquefied natural gas plants will figure largely in watchdogs' review of Royal Dutch…
Australia's LNG Boom's Domestic Impact
It's somewhat ironic that as Australia ramps up to being the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), domestic industries are under threat from not being able to source the fuel.
APPEA Welcomes Scientist's Report
The report released by the New South Wales Chief Scientist should give the green light to the responsible development of the state’s natural gas resources. The report…
Vale to Shut Money-losing Coal Mine in Australia
Brazilian mining giant Vale said on Friday it plans to close its Integra coal mine in Australia because it is losing money, the latest in company efforts to row back from non-core overseas assets.
