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New oil exploration permits granted by Govt
Days after signing the Paris Climate Agreement, New Zealand has granted more permits for oil and gas exploration
Days after signing the Paris Climate Agreement, New Zealand has granted more permits for oil and gas exploration
Mike Bennetts has driven Z Energy since its inception and this year has been a particularly strong one for shareholders.
Petrol prices have fallen for the third time in less than a week, but won't drop further before Christmas.
Sharply lower oil prices have put more downward pressure New Zealand petrol and diesel prices, but further falls are not expected to occur.
For Berliner Anke Seemann, Germany's energy transformation is the chance to exercise her green conscience.
As the Prime Minister said, "It makes no sense to be calling for emissions restrictions on one hand while subsidising emissions on the other."
A cartoon circulating on Twitter carries a warning for the oil industry.
Fight over who pays for the clean-up of a heavily contaminated area of Auckland's Wynyard Quarter will go all the way to the Supreme Court.
The 46 countries that have at least one sovereign wealth fund have largely set them up for a rainy day.
NZOG declared today a 34.7 percent increase in "developed reserves" at the Kupe oil and gas field.
The Auckland Council intends to hold a debate and a vote on whether to oppose exploratory oil drilling in an area of seabed off the west coast.
Auckland Council will vote on Thursday over whether to allow offshore oil exploration off Auckland's west coast.
New Zealand Refining, operator of the country's only oil refinery, added an extra US cent to its margins from recent upgrades.
At Bergen harbour, there's a forlorn look about the oil service ships tied up bow to stern.
Norway's Statoil is exploring for oil around New Zealand. Herald reporter Grant Bradley headed north to find out why they've come all this way.
Mobil is taking its $10m tank farm pollution fight all the way to the Supreme Court.
High levels of pollution are being emitted by diesel vehicles built by a range of carmakers other than Volkswagen, it has been reported.
Infratil will book a profit of $392m on the sale of its remaining 20pc stake in Z Energy.
The oil and gas sector is heading into one of the quietest summers for years, with permits surrendered and smaller players gobbled up by bigger companies.
Oil prices rose for a second straight day after the European Central Bank indicated more stimulus could be on its way for the eurozone.
Z Energy is warning it's facing a potential multi-million dollar bill from NZ Customs - backdated to 1986.
An oil company with an exploration licence off Northland has been accused by Greenpeace of trying to secretly get onside with iwi leaders.
Russia's energy pivot toward Asia faces its sternest test next month when Vladimir Putin visits Beijing amid slumping oil prices and concerns over China's economic slowdown.
Publicly-owned Waterfront Auckland has won $10m from oil giant Mobil to pay for a cleanup of part of the Wynyard Quarter.
The US crude benchmark finishing below $US40 a barrel for the first time in six years on China's weakening economy.
Solid Energy acting chairman Andy Coupe admitted it was "unlikely" that any sale, or sales, would cover its outstanding debt.
Genesis Energy announced its last two coal-burning electricity generators at Huntly Power Station will be shut down.