EditorialEditorial: Tax breaks for oil companies not good lookAs the Prime Minister said, "It makes no sense to be calling for emissions restrictions on one hand while subsidising emissions on the other."03 Dec 04:00 PM
EnergyBig Oil faces activists' growing ireA cartoon circulating on Twitter carries a warning for the oil industry.02 Dec 11:00 PM
CommoditiesThe $10 million tank farm fightFight 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.23 Nov 03:59 AM
BDBDEnergyOil glut puts pressure on global storage facilitiesThe world is running out of storage facilities supplies of oil and may soon exhaust tanker space, raising the chances of a plunge in crude prices.20 Nov 05:00 PM
CommoditiesWhen I tried to buy crude oilOil may be king of the commodities, but its physical form is tough to come by.09 Nov 01:00 AM
OpinionSovereign wealth funds face a rainy dayThe 46 countries that have at least one sovereign wealth fund have largely set them up for a rainy day.29 Oct 10:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessKupe gas field reserves increase by 35pc - NZOGNZOG declared today a 34.7 percent increase in "developed reserves" at the Kupe oil and gas field.27 Oct 10:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Councils must stick to their own concernsThe 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.26 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandVote looms on oil surveyAuckland Council will vote on Thursday over whether to allow offshore oil exploration off Auckland's west coast.24 Oct 04:00 PM
BDBDCompaniesNZ Refining ekes out extra margin from upgradesNew Zealand Refining, operator of the country's only oil refinery, added an extra US cent to its margins from recent upgrades.21 Oct 11:15 PM
CommoditiesNorway down but not out in oil slumpAt Bergen harbour, there's a forlorn look about the oil service ships tied up bow to stern.18 Oct 04:30 PM
EconomyNorway's oil hunters - coming to NZNorway'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.15 Oct 04:00 PM
CommoditiesMobil tank farm fight heads to Supreme CourtMobil is taking its $10m tank farm pollution fight all the way to the Supreme Court.02 Oct 01:25 AM
CommoditiesExodus from US oil 'man-camps' spurs home crisisPartially completed buildings stand during construction this month at the Williston Apartments luxury development in Williston, North Dakota.01 Oct 10:00 PM
OpinionZ selloff just as simple as ABCThe recent rally in Z shares convinced Infratil and the Super Fund that it was time to sell.01 Oct 06:10 PM
CommoditiesMore vehicles fail diesel testsHigh levels of pollution are being emitted by diesel vehicles built by a range of carmakers other than Volkswagen, it has been reported.01 Oct 04:00 PM
BDBDEnergyInfratil reaps $329m on Z Energy saleInfratil will book a profit of $392m on the sale of its remaining 20pc stake in Z Energy.30 Sep 08:40 PM
CommoditiesOil industry digs in for quiet summerThe 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.20 Sep 01:00 PM
CompaniesOil rises as ECB hints at stimulusOil prices rose for a second straight day after the European Central Bank indicated more stimulus could be on its way for the eurozone.04 Sep 05:00 PM
BDBDEnergyZ Energy faces multi-million-dollar billZ Energy is warning it's facing a potential multi-million dollar bill from NZ Customs - backdated to 1986.03 Sep 11:30 PM
CommoditiesGreenpeace pic from iwi talksAn oil company with an exploration licence off Northland has been accused by Greenpeace of trying to secretly get onside with iwi leaders.26 Aug 05:00 PM
CommoditiesPutin seeks Chinese giftRussia'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.26 Aug 05:00 AM
CommoditiesMobil to pay $10m for tank farm cleanupPublicly-owned Waterfront Auckland has won $10m from oil giant Mobil to pay for a cleanup of part of the Wynyard Quarter.25 Aug 12:05 AM
EnergyOil sells below US$40 a barrelThe US crude benchmark finishing below $US40 a barrel for the first time in six years on China's weakening economy.24 Aug 09:06 PM
AgribusinessWho will buy struggling Solid Energy?Solid Energy acting chairman Andy Coupe admitted it was "unlikely" that any sale, or sales, would cover its outstanding debt.13 Aug 03:00 AM
AgribusinessCoal no longer king in HuntlyGenesis Energy announced its last two coal-burning electricity generators at Huntly Power Station will be shut down.05 Aug 10:15 PM
AgribusinessGovt rules out Solid Energy bail-outMr Key said Solid Energy had $300 million of outstanding debt and was in a "precarious position".03 Aug 10:26 PM
EnergyProjects shelved as oil slumpsThe world's big energy groups have shelved US$200 billion ($298 billion) of spending on new projects in an urgent round of cost-cutting to protect dividends as the oil price slumps for a second time this year.30 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDCommoditiesNZOG set to explore prospectNew Zealand Oil & Gas says exploration drilling of the Barque prospect in the Canterbury Basin, which has the potential to be the nation's biggest-ever hydrocarbon discovery, is expected to start in 2017.30 Jul 05:00 PM
CommoditiesIran deal exacerbates Norway's oil risksIran, once OPEC's second-biggest producer, will boost its oil exports by 500,000 barrels a day immediately after sanctions are lifted19 Jul 12:00 AM
New ZealandFossil fuel cost dwarfs renewablesGovernment spends up to 20 times more money on wooing oil and gas companies to New Zealand than it does on promoting renewable energy, newly released figures show.15 Jul 05:00 PM
EnergyOptimism for NZ trade in Iran dealThe New Zealand Middle East Business Council says they are monitoring "the potential of opening up of trade with Iran".15 Jul 02:24 AM
