News Articles for Andrew McConville

Australia's peak oil and gas lobby group has called for tax incentives in the next federal budget, while conservation groups demand fossil fuel subsidies be slashed.

Economic activity in WA could be $35 billion higher in 2027, with 9,700 more jobs, if a series of oil and gas projects enter construction, EY has projected.

The planned levy to cover decommissioning costs from the Northern Endeavour could be 48 cents per barrel equivalent, with an industry group slamming the price tag.

The petroleum industry and environmental activists may have clashed this week but they are both heading in the same direction on emissions reduction.

Travellers from New South Wales who have visited COVID-19 exposure sites have been told to self-isolate for two weeks, potentially impacting APPEA conference delegates.

Five hydrogen hubs will be established across Australia after the federal government promised $539 million for hydrogen and carbon capture.

The federal government has approved measures designed to ensure taxpayers do not have to pick up the tab for decommissioning offshore oil and gas facilities.

Australia's energy minister is keeping coy on how much the nation's emissions will reduce by through his new technology plan.

Australia's environmental protection laws are ineffective and require power to be shifted to the states to carry out assessments, a review has found.

Potential for a hydrogen industry in WA has been ignited in 2020, with at least 12 feasibility studies under way, while the federal government has announced $300 million to support the industry.

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA (CME) has welcomed the federal government's plan to deliver new deregulation measures for Australian businesses, saying it could save Western Australian resources projects more than $23 million each year.

Shell has shipped the long-awaited first cargo of liquefied natural gas from its massive Prelude floating LNG plant off north-west Australia, sealing the nation's position as the world's top exporter of the fuel.

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