The massive rally in Z Energy shares, sparked by the firm's plans to acquire a rival, should raise competition concerns for the Commerce Commission, says a market source.

The annual BRW Rich List has published, showing Australia's 200 richest citizens ...

Wool auction volumes are set to increase next week as farmers who have been holding out put their bales on the market.

With the mining sector seen nearing the bottom of the cycle, Rio Tinto Group signalled to analysts it's ready to resume mergers and acquisitions.

OceanaGold has announced plans to buy Newmont Mining Corp's Waihi operation for cash, plus adjustments.

China's push to challenge US dominance in global trade and finance may involve gold - a lot of gold.

From Africa to Ireland, mines that have produced zinc for decades are now tapped out.

Atlas Iron, Australia's fourth-largest iron ore supplier, will suspend all operations this month in response to a slump in prices to their lowest in a decade.

One-time environmental activist turned face of the Colorado oil and gas industry in says the road to winning the public over is a long and "boring" one.

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy BG Group for about 47 billion ($92.4 billion) in cash and shares - the oil and gas industry's biggest deal in at least a decade.

New Zealand's next energy game changer could be the "super resource" of gas hydrates, says Shell New Zealand chairman Rob Jager.

A publicly-owned entity must pay Mobil almost $1m in courts costs for its failed attempt to get the oil company to pay for the clean-up of Auckland's tank farm.

Iron ore baron Andrew Forrest likes doing things his own way.

Forrest raised alarm bells for the watchdog after telling a business dinner in Shanghai that he would be happy to cap Fortescue's iron ore production at 180 million tonnes a year.

A think tank report into unlocking planning obstacles faced by miners says central government needs to fund local councils for handling complex resource applications.

Petromac, has evolved a disruptive technology that lets oil and gas companies get better data from wireline logging of oil wells.

A recovery in oil prices which began in February is not justified by fundamentals as there remains a supply glut in the market, oil cartel Opec says in its monthly report.

New Zealand Oil & Gas is looking at other acquisition opportunities as its on-market takeover offer for Cue Energy Resources struggles for traction.

Rio Tinto Group's Sam Walsh said if the second-largest mining company cut iron ore output after prices sank, forfeited supply would be made up by rivals with higher costs, and that wouldn't be in his....

Oil and gas company Greymouth Petroleum Holdings wants more than $830,000 in damages from a former director who was ordered by the High Court to sell his stake in his firm.

Oil prices closed higher after a volatile session that saw the New York price drop below US$44 a barrel for the first time since March 2009.

Plunging oil prices have forced explorers to scale back plans in New Zealand, some have had to restructure and there could be a sharp decline in capital spending in a sector the Government has backed....

Australia's coal seam gas extraction industry is set for a bumper year in 2015, but the petroleum exploration sector isn't.

It has become standard for tough questions to be asked of oil companies when the price of petrol rises or falls dramatically.

Petrol prices dropped for the 12th successive time this week and even better news appears to lie ahead for holiday motorists.

The sharp fall in oil prices is set to continue benefiting consumers but could delay exploration projects around New Zealand.