OpinionEditorial: Increase in oil margins needs explainingIt has become standard for tough questions to be asked of oil companies when the price of petrol rises or falls dramatically.07 Jan 04:00 PM
Official Cash RateGlobal markets feeling oil slumpExceptionally low oil prices have thrown world financial markets a curve ball by driving bond yields sharply lower and undermining share prices.06 Jan 04:00 PM
EnergyPetrol plunge: should price be lower?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.06 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Telltale topics on economic barometerIn dramatic terms 2014 ended with several big business and economic stories on cliff- hangers.04 Jan 08:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Lots of life left in this year, never mind the one aheadLiam Dann writes: 2014 doesn't look like letting go early. In fact, like a good TV drama, it looks set to end on a cliff-hanger.21 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Falling oil price carries a downsidePetrol prices dropped for the 12th successive time this week and even better news appears to lie ahead for holiday motorists.17 Dec 04:00 PM
Banking and financeRussian crisis: Why it mattersRussia's ruble was tanking on Tuesday faster than journalists could type, hitting levels against the dollar that were unimaginable even a week ago.16 Dec 10:38 PM
CommoditiesKiwi consumers winners in oil slumpThe sharp fall in oil prices is set to continue benefiting consumers but could delay exploration projects around New Zealand.15 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Oil-price plunge rattling marketsThe dynamic of the new oil shock is moving fast - maybe too fast for the fragile global economic recovery, writes Liam Dann.14 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldCheap oil will 'destroy' green revolutionThe collapsing oil price that is reshaping the global economy could derail the green energy revolution by making renewable power sources prohibitively bad value.13 Dec 02:00 AM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Petrol price still too highThe sharp decline in oil and dairy prices could have a huge impact on the domestic economy as the former is our largest import item and the latter our biggest export earner.12 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandActivists barricade oil company doorsActivists say they shut the Wellington offices of an oil company this morning to protest deep sea oil exploration.09 Dec 10:08 PM
Commodities$8m fund largely for surveysMost of $8 million the Government is putting into mineral and oil and gas geotechnical studies will be spent on aerial aeromagnetic surveys.07 Dec 04:00 PM
CommoditiesPetrol prices fall to $2 a litreBP and Z are both claiming to have led the market in reducing their national price for 91-octane petrol to a smidgeon below $2 a litre this morning.05 Dec 12:54 AM
CommoditiesRussia faces spectre of recessionRussia's economic crisis deepened as the Govt acknowledged it's heading for recession and "panic" crept into the financial system as oil prices plunged.03 Dec 04:00 PM
CommoditiesZ Energy crunches the numbersZ Energy is the latest company to jump on the big data trend, doing a deal with analytics company 11 Ants Analytics to help the service station firm better understand customer preferences and buying....03 Dec 04:00 PM
CommoditiesOil king predicts drilling cutbackBillionaire wildcatter Harold Hamm, a founding father of the United States shale oil boom whose fortune has fallen by more than half in the past three months, says US drilling will slow as producers....02 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: The new oil shockThe world is in the grip of a new oil shock. The shock is that prices are collapsing. Liam Dann explains what it means for the NZ economy.30 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionMark Lister: Good outweighs bad in oil price retreatFalling oil prices have been one of the biggest stories in financial circles over recent weeks.28 Nov 04:00 PM
CommoditiesOil slide saves airlines $8.9bPlunging oil prices are saving airlines US$7 billion ($8.9 billion) this year on jet fuel - and the leader of one of the big three airline alliances says this is helping profitability in an industry....25 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDConstructionProfit takers drive NZX 50 lowerNew Zealand shares fell yesterday, paced by Meridian Energy, Contact Energy and Mighty River Power as some investors looked to crystallise recent gains.24 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandGull issues warning over docked wagesGull has issued a warning to its petrol stations not to dock workers' pay when customers drive off without paying.21 Nov 07:42 AM
BDBDCompaniesZ Energy earnings fall 13pcZ Energy reported a 13pc decline in first-half earnings after it made top-up payments to the Marsden oil refinery.05 Nov 09:26 PM
BDBDCompanies$65k fine for breaching NZX rulesA company has been fined after associates of the firm traded shares of Z Energy and other companies during the holding period following IPO's.21 Oct 09:04 PM
Companies$2 petrol in sightZ Energy boss Mike Bennetts says the return of $2 a litre petrol could be on the cards if oil prices continue to plummet.19 Oct 04:00 PM
CommoditiesWorld on brink of oil price warA secretive group of the world's most powerful oil ministers will soon gather in Vienna to take one of the most important decisions to affect the still fragile world economy.05 Oct 04:00 PM
EnergyOil explorers hunt for big NZ strikeOil and gas explorers gathering in Auckland next week are breathing a sigh of relief at the election result but face the age-old challenge - making a major discovery.25 Sep 05:00 PM
BDBDEnergyExtra oil imports organised as NZ Refining strike loomsOil companies are forging ahead with a plan to import more fuels to minimise disruption from planned strike action at NZ's only oil refinery.25 Sep 03:42 AM
