In the midst of the price swoon, many executives and workers remain confident the oil-sands industry will pull through.

Mighty River Power's $69 million writedown on two failed geothermal developments overseas is a lesson for Contact Energy, says an analyst.

Kiwi energy company Powershop is expanding its Australian market before targeting Europe and Asia next year.

Meridian Energy has raised its dividend and says it intends to return $625 million of capital to shareholders over the next five years.

Dunedin residents are angry after they lost power for eight hours a week earlier than expected - saying the power company's attitude to the mistake was 'cavalier'.

New Zealand Oil & Gas, the exploration company, turned in a loss in its first half after the global drop in oil prices.

Contact Energy could be heading for a showdown with minority shareholders over what to do with a $1 billion pot of cash.

New Zealand shares fell yesterday, led by Contact Energy after it flagged plans to invest offshore. Genesis Energy and Meridian Energy declined as enthusiasm for the sector cooled.

Contact Energy shares have fallen nearly 9 per cent today after reporting a plunge in half-year profits.

New Zealand Oil & Gas is fulfilling analysts' predictions that falling oil prices would prompt mergers and acquisitions by mounting a full takeover bid for Cue Energy, just two months after....

The CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index climbed to 63.14 on February 5, the highest level in almost six years.

A growing portion of China's toilet waste is converted into fertiliser and biogas.

Oil bulls finally caught a break as prices capped their first weekly advance since November.

Oil advanced after the International Energy Agency lowered forecasts for supplies from outside Opec and an industry report showed US companies had reduced drilling activity.

Hydro lake levels are falling and wholesale power prices rising as drought threatens in parts of the country.

Kiwis should have more disposable cash as petrol prices fall around the country, but consumer groups say the amount we fork out at the pumps should be lower still.

Mighty River Power and the Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board have signed a deal over water in Lake Taupo, the terms of which the electricity generator says are confidential.

Kim Campbell has organised a meeting this afternoon to discuss strategies to soften up Aucklanders for the sale of the remaining shares in lines company Vector to pay for new roads.

Nobel Laureate and former United States Energy Secretary Steven Chu says New Zealand has an opportunity to quickly ramp up its use of renewable energy because of the huge strides being made in wind,....

Winston Peters writes: There is a group of people who want to get rid of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust. But why fix what isn't broken?