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Government will reverse ban on oil and gas exploration
Offshore petroleum exploration was originally banned in 2018.
Iwi leaders meet with ministers over oil and gas exploration
'We need to make sure our rights and interests are protected.'
Minister doesn’t want Māori caught up in ‘green gullibility’ over changes to Crown Minerals Act
Shane Jones and Tama Potaka want to hear Māori views on changes to mining rules.
Shell sold millions of ‘phantom’ carbon credits
Financial Times: Scheme let Shell register credits equal to twice volume of CO2 captured.
No staff equals cheaper petrol? ComCom says yes
Watchdog weighs in on pressures it says are needed to get petrol prices down.
Exxon chief earns four times as much as bosses at Shell and BP
Financial Times: The $61.4m packet underlines vast disparity between European and US pay.
NZ gas supply: 'Alarms are ringing' as reserves expected to run out within 10 years
Experts say NZ needs gas to help bridge its move to renewable energy.
Will the oil price rally continue?
Financial Times: Traders are asking how much further oil can rally.
Chlöe Swarbrick: A country is not a company and a PM is not a CEO
OPINION: We are living in the consequences of decisions made by human beings.
NZ still spending more than it earns - but the deficit shrinks as tourists return
The goods deficit narrowed as we imported less, despite falling export returns.
Government exploring ‘corporate welfare’ for oil and gas
National and Act supportive of giving oil and gas companies certainty in their future.
Piped gas network heading for ‘death spiral’
A recent report shows how gas prices will rise significantly in the next decade.
Heavy lifting in Tasman Bay
The first operation to load a drilling platform onto a semi-submersible vessel in Tasman Bay was completed yesterday, in preparation for the rig's relocation to Australia. The delicate operation took 10 hours and required a one-mile exclusion zone. Video / Tim Cuff
Former BP boss Bernard Looney to forfeit up to $66 million after ‘serious misconduct’
Financial Times: 'One hell of a reaction' as ex-CEO failed to disclose past relationships.
Venezuela orders oil drilling in Guyana-run territory
Financial Times: Fear rises as Caracas claims ‘overwhelming’ mandate to exploit deposits.
Act MP wrongly quotes Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Brooke van Velden has been accused of sharing misinformation by a Parliament watchdog.
Sasha Borissenko: Who needs an economy if we burn to the ground?
OPINION: How we're failing to fire up action on climate change.
NZ energy likely to change under National-led government
The energy sector is poised for a reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban.
Steven Joyce: Rolling back regulation will be new Govt's first mission
OPINION: And the other tasks new Government needs to get to work on.
Genesis Energy board, CEO quizzed on soggy share price
Relative underperformance of share price put down to usage of fossil fuels.
Lego ditches oil-free bricks in sustainability setback
Financial Times: Lego says the new material would have a bigger carbon footprint.
BP’s board started fresh probe into Bernard Looney’s conduct last week
Financial Times: New claims regarding undisclosed relations with colleagues.
Trustees hopeful drillers will be kept off historical lands
Concerns about the oil and gas industry included physical land disturbance, pollution.
Gas mogul who redrew energy map clings to ranch after loans come due
Financial Times: He pioneered the American LNG boom but now warns of homelessness.
How Kaikōura’s world-famous deep sealife bounced back from earthquake wipe-out
Scientists amazed at sealife recovery after one of world's biggest canyon-flushing events.
Fake email trial: Grandmother found guilty of forgery
Woman wrote a fake postponement email for a petroleum-industry conference.
Opinion: What are the alternatives to natural gas?
The way we choose to cook or heat our homes is increasingly becoming a sore point.
Specialist vessel arrival to begin final phase of Tui oil field decommissioning
The Q7000 will plug and formally abandon wells across the Taranaki oil field.
Falling crude prices and recession fears bring US oil and gas rally to a halt
Financial Times: Equities sell-off comes despite companies reporting a strong quarter.
Opec’s gamble: Can the global economy cope with higher oil prices?
Financial Times: Led by a confident Saudi Arabia, the cartel wants to boost its revenues.
Kiwi feared killed in Ukraine, Scott Robertson gets top job & Auckland facing another $195M budget cut | Focus Morning Bulletin: 22 March, 2023
Kiwi reportedly killed in Ukraine, the rugby world reacts to Scott Robertson’s appointment and negotiations after teachers strike in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Why is the Alaska Willow Project in the US so controversial?
A major oil project will be conducted in Alaska that seems contrary to US climate goals.
Watch: Extinction Rebellion activists climb oil rig
Activists from Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace and School Strike for Climate board the COSL Prospector semi-submersible platform as it was towed past the Marlborough Sounds. Video / Geoff Reid via YouTube