Gull says the move would improve competition.

The Univeristy claims

NZ commodity prices lifted 2.5 per cent in April.

The commission says profitability and prices will be an important part of its work.

The Green Party has blamed the drilling on a loophole in the legislation.

Austrian oil giant OMV has ambitious plans for NZ.

A rare glimpse inside the finances of this company reveals just how profitable it is.

Eight employees of Brazilian mining company have also been arrested over collapse.

Former coal mine to be restored back to lake. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

China is planning to access its massive shale gas reserves in Sichuan province.

The Aussie billionaire registered the Kiwi company late last year.

Global oil prices may remain under pressure this year given the weaker demand outlook.

Production from the offshore Pohokura gas field is to be cut for a third time next month.

The oil is expected to persist in the harbour for one to two years.

COMMENT: In fact a raft of taxes are responsible for around half the price at the pump.

Qatar is the world's biggest exporter of liquid natural gas.

Rising fuel prices could give the electric movement a much-need boost.

The US is set to impose severe sanctions in November.

COMMENT: It's time to ask where our own planetary civilisation falls on the spectrum.

Gull is giving drivers a few days' grace before the next fuel price hike.

The country's only oil refinery delivered the second highest throughput in its history.

There's a new generation of entrepreneurs making millions out of oil.

The US has surpassed both Saudi Arabia and Russia in the past year.

Lab-grown diamonds at a steep discount may erode demand for lower-quality products.

It's back to the drawing board for proposed seabed mining off Patea.

The company originally purchased the business for $156m in 2007.

Companies claim they're begging Aussies to take the thousands of jobs up for grabs.

Aussies are turning their noses up at highly lucrative jobs in this industry.