Oil & Gas

Former Anglo American chief executive Mark Cutifani has joined the board of Woodside Energy, with speculation he could be in line to replace chair Richard Goyder.

Woodside chair Richard Goyder is confident that candidates overlooked for the role of chief executive will support new boss Liz Westcott, as she settles into the role.

Liz Westcott has been appointed the full-time chief executive of Woodside Energy, winning the race three months after stepping into the role in an acting capacity.

ANALYSIS: As conflict escalates in Iran and the Middle East, anxiety has settled on a familiar pressure point: the petrol bowser and just how high prices may climb.

OPINION: War tends to lay bare the consequences of neglecting domestic capability.

Japan's largest electricity producer has agreed to divest stakes in the Gorgon and Ichthys LNG projects to US-based MidOcean Energy for an undisclosed sum.

Industry and state governments have identified the onshore Canning Basin as the next great gas frontier, but extraction issues remain.

The largest Japanese buyer of Australian LNG has warned it will look elsewhere from 2035.

Woodside Energy has started drilling at its Trion oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico, in a bid to fully develop the $10.2 billion asset ahead of first oil in 2028.

Chevron has struck a five-year deal to supply gas to state-owned Horizon Power from its Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities, starting in 2027.

Analysis: The longer-term impacts of Middle Eastern conflict for LNG markets are starting to become clear, and the ramifications for local suppliers could be significant.

UPDATED: Auditor Deloitte has flagged material uncertainty over Strike Energy's future as a going concern, after a half in which the John Poynton-chaired gas producer lost $12.3 million.

WA high-performance computing company DUG will fight a hefty legal bill lobbed at it by a Texas court, after it was found to have breached a supplier contract with a Shell subsidiary.

OPINION: The flexibility of gas cements its value as a transitional energy source.

Woodside Energy's acting CEO has weighed in on the process of replacing former boss Meg O'Neill, as the company reported a 24 per cent year-on-year profit drop.

Resources giant Santos has beaten a greenwashing lawsuit against its net-zero goals after telling a court it made targets not promises to slash emissions.

The Supreme Court has been asked to reveal details of a secrecy-stricken legal battle between Santos and Newcrest over a gas contract for the Telfer mining operation.

Woodside Energy beat production guidance its final year under the leadership of former chief executive Meg O'Neill, but expects a pullback in 2026.

LNG tanker Kool Blizzard has taken the first LNG shipment from Santos' $6.1 billion Barossa project in the Northern Territory, a month after deadline.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended a tick – with conditions – to a controversial push by a US-led company to carry out exploratory fracking in the Kimberley.

Phil Thick-chaired Macallum New Energy expects to list next month after raising more than $6 million in one of the first IPOs for 2026.

Global engineering firm Wood has won a two-year contract extension worth up to $US65 million ($A100 million) for work on Woodside Energy's North West Shelf gas facilities.

ANALYSIS: At first glance, it looks distant. Another geopolitical shock in a crowded news cycle. But the real question is not whether Venezuela will move oil prices tomorrow.

ATCO Australia has announced it will walk away from its management of the Albany gas network, opting to decommission the ageing pipeline rather than upgrade it.

The 70,000-tonne floating production unit which will allow Woodside Energy to tap the Scarborough field off WA's coast has arrived onsite from China.

Hancock Prospecting has submitted an $850 million plan to relocate facilities from the Lockyer gas field after acquiring the asset from Mineral Resources.

The Australian Energy Market Operator has warned of a potential gas supply gulf from 2030, calling for the development of additional development to shore up WA's energy security.

North West Shelf oil and gas developer Equus Energy has hit the boards, finishing its first day of trade up 25 per cent following a $15 million public offer.

The morning deluge of corporate news into this journalist’s inbox very rarely delivers news on the scale of Woodside Energy’s this morning. At just after 6am, the Perth-headquar

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill has resigned from her role with immediate effect, to take up the CEO position at BP.

OPINION: The divergence in the policies of the world's major economies is adding to the potential for a global slowdown.

Chevron Australia and its joint venture partners will extend the life of the Gorgon project off the WA coast, after making a $3 billion investment call.