CommoditiesAust regulator probes iron ore cap talkForrest 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.25 Mar 04:00 PM
CommoditiesGovt should help councils with consentsA think tank report into unlocking planning obstacles faced by miners says central government needs to fund local councils for handling complex resource applications.22 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDCommodities'Bent stick' device helps drilling dataPetromac, has evolved a disruptive technology that lets oil and gas companies get better data from wireline logging of oil wells.20 Mar 04:00 PM
CommoditiesSupply glut undermines oil price reboundA 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.18 Mar 01:20 AM
CommoditiesGreymouth Petroleum wins $780,000Greymouth Petroleum's former chief operating officer and his company have been ordered to pay almost $780,000 to the oil and gas firm for negligence associated with a fracking operation and a seismic survey programme in Taranaki.15 Mar 04:00 PM
CommoditiesOil prices resume slideThe price of oil is tumbling again, rattling an already-shaken oil industry and heralding lower prices for consumers.15 Mar 04:00 PM
CommoditiesNZOG searches out fresh assetsNew Zealand Oil & Gas is looking at other acquisition opportunities as its on-market takeover offer for Cue Energy Resources struggles for traction.18 Feb 04:00 PM
CommoditiesRio Tinto posts record productionRio 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....15 Feb 04:00 PM
CommoditiesGreymouth stoush back in courtOil 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.03 Feb 04:00 PM
CommoditiesOil slips below US$44 brieflyOil 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 2009.30 Jan 09:15 PM
CommoditiesOil explorers pull back on drilling plansPlunging 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....13 Jan 04:00 PM
CommoditiesAussie gas industry set for a big yearAustralia's coal seam gas extraction industry is set for a bumper year in 2015, but the petroleum exploration sector isn't.12 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Increase in oil margins needs explainingIt has become standard for tough questions to be asked of oil companies when the price of petrol rises or falls dramatically.07 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Falling oil price carries a downsidePetrol prices dropped for the 12th successive time this week and even better news appears to lie ahead for holiday motorists.17 Dec 04:00 PM
CommoditiesKiwi consumers winners in oil slumpThe sharp fall in oil prices is set to continue benefiting consumers but could delay exploration projects around New Zealand.15 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Petrol price still too highThe sharp decline in oil and dairy prices could have a huge impact on the domestic economy as the former is our largest import item and the latter our biggest export earner.12 Dec 04:00 PM
Commodities$8m fund largely for surveysMost of $8 million the Government is putting into mineral and oil and gas geotechnical studies will be spent on aerial aeromagnetic surveys.07 Dec 04:00 PM
CommoditiesPetrol prices fall to $2 a litreBP and Z are both claiming to have led the market in reducing their national price for 91-octane petrol to a smidgeon below $2 a litre this morning.05 Dec 12:54 AM
CommoditiesRussia faces spectre of recessionRussia's economic crisis deepened as the Govt acknowledged it's heading for recession and "panic" crept into the financial system as oil prices plunged.03 Dec 04:00 PM
CommoditiesZ Energy crunches the numbersZ Energy is the latest company to jump on the big data trend, doing a deal with analytics company 11 Ants Analytics to help the service station firm better understand customer preferences and buying....03 Dec 04:00 PM
CommoditiesOil king predicts drilling cutbackBillionaire wildcatter Harold Hamm, a founding father of the United States shale oil boom whose fortune has fallen by more than half in the past three months, says US drilling will slow as producers....02 Dec 04:00 PM
CommoditiesMiners 'covering their eyes' on China's commodity cliffWith $1 trillion spent on projects to feed a commodity boom since 2002, the world's mining firms have a lot riding on China.02 Dec 02:07 AM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: The new oil shockThe world is in the grip of a new oil shock. The shock is that prices are collapsing. Liam Dann explains what it means for the NZ economy.30 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionMark Lister: Good outweighs bad in oil price retreatFalling oil prices have been one of the biggest stories in financial circles over recent weeks.28 Nov 04:00 PM
CommoditiesOil slide saves airlines $8.9bPlunging oil prices are saving airlines US$7 billion ($8.9 billion) this year on jet fuel - and the leader of one of the big three airline alliances says this is helping profitability in an industry....25 Nov 04:00 PM
CommoditiesDiamond hunters give up on gems too hard to findDiamonds are so hard to find that explorers have pretty much given up trying.06 Oct 02:17 AM
CommoditiesWorld on brink of oil price warA secretive group of the world's most powerful oil ministers will soon gather in Vienna to take one of the most important decisions to affect the still fragile world economy.05 Oct 04:00 PM
CommoditiesDeckhands paid like bankers threaten iron ore port strikesTugboat crews are threatening to disrupt shipments from the world's biggest iron ore port as they negotiate for increased wages.19 Aug 03:19 AM
SharesMeridian raises dividendMeridian Energy has fattened its dividend and is hinting of a possible return of capital next year after beating prospectus forecasts in its first annual result.18 Aug 05:00 PM
CommoditiesOil and gas spending soarsOil and gas exploration and development spending was up 7 per cent last year to almost $1.6b, according to the latest official figures which also show a big jump in gas reserves.17 Aug 05:00 PM
