Taranaki oil producer 'may be insolvent'
Taranaki arm of Malaysian company suspends payments to creditors.
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UK to ban fracking due to 'unacceptable" quake risk
The controversial method of extracting gas from the Earth will be put on hold.
Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of state-run oil firm
Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of state-run oil firm.
NZOG drills another hole in investor confidence
The New Zealand Oil & Gas saga took another depressing turn this week.
Z Energy writes $35m off value of Flick Electric
Z paid $46 million for a stake in Flick in August last year.
Oil company granted consents for Taranaki drilling campaign
The company has been granted a discharge consent for up to 11 wells.
Man's cheeky number plate jibe while stealing petrol
A man who filled up at a petrol station had a cheeky jibe to give via his number plate.
Police arrest 30 Wellington climate change protesters after buses blocked
Protests in Wellington demand governments 'tell the truth' about climate change.
How Iran's attack on Saudi Arabia was exposed
Iran said it had nothing to do with the attack, but facts have exposed that as a lie.
Mike Kampkes: The age of the electric vehicle
Comment: Criticisms of electric vehicles range from fantastical to alarmist nonsense.
Saudi Arabia lays out 'evidence' against Iran for oil attack
The attack was described as "an assault on international humanity".
BP hikes petrol by 6c/litre as global oil crisis bites
BP moves to lift prices after fears of a crunch on oil supplies.
Global oil crisis: Gull pledges to hold fuel price until weekend
Gull will stick with current prices until the end of the week.
Vulnerability exposed: How digger blow caused jet fuel crisis
Govt report finds investment needed now to safeguard airport fuel supply.
Filling up: Motorists pump the petrol amid price fears
Economist Cameron Bagrie warned prices could reach $3 a litre in a worst-case scenario.
Pain at the pump: Prices could reach $3 a litre in NZ
Whether the attacks have a short or long term disruption will determine its impact.
Attacks threaten fuel prices
Rebels' drone explosions may have knocked out Saudi Arabian oil for days or longer.
Saudi Arabia weighs damage at key oil sites after attacks
The attacks may have knocked out half of the kingdom's oil output for days or more.
Z Energy shares drop by 9 pct after discounting prompts $60m earnings downgrade
Strong discounting has hit New Zealand's biggest fuel retailer.
Jim Rose: Petrol industry charged, tried and sentenced for capitalism
Comment: High profits in the fuel industry could just be a result of superior efficiency.
ComCom's blunt message to fuel companies
Analysts say the commission's report is a warning to the industry to self-regulate.
Editorial: Fleeced yes, but by whom at pump?
We say: Petrol company margins are once again under the baleful glare of authorities.
Focus Live: Commerce Commission delivers petrol pricing report
Focus Live: Commerce Commission delivers petrol pricing report
18 oil spills reported in Tauranga last year, only five of them traced
There was also a reported spill in the Whakatāne River.
Live: Anti-oil protesters scaling Wellington's tallest building
Greenpeace activists attempting to reach oil giant OMV's headquarters.
Focus: Greenpeace anti-oil protesters scaling Wellington's tallest building
Focus: Greenpeace anti-oil protesters scaling Wellington's tallest building. Video / Mark Mitchell
Focus: Aerial footage from the house explosion at Marble Court, Christchurch
Focus: Aerial footage from the house explosion at Marble Court, Christchurch.
Focus: Walkthrough of the devastation caused by the gas explosion in Northwood, Christchurch
Focus: Walkthrough of the devastation caused by the gas explosion in Northwood, Christchurch. Video / Amber Allott
Fonterra winds back coal use 11 years ahead of schedule
Fonterra says it will stop installing new coal boilers as of today.
Higher petrol prices drive up inflation
The Consumer Price Index shows higher fuel costs driving a slight rise in inflation.
Mobil station pinged $20k for making staff pay for drive-offs at pump
Petrol company not tackling the issue of pay-docking for drive-offs says MBIE.
Oil spill north of Cape Reinga being investigated
Oily seabirds and fishing gear were the first sign something was amiss.
Govt floats oil-spill insurance increases
Gas companies may have to carry up to $1.2b of oil spill insurance under proposed rules.
Smellie: Oil and gas shutdown plan going swimmingly
Fonterra may have no option but to keep burning coal for longer than need be.