Energy

Talk of a possible $80 billion Woodside-Santos merger follows a wave of consolidation in global oil and gas as companies band together for survival.

With a dearth of obvious expansion opportunities, the mooted $80 billion tie-up will help deliver growth and scale, but arguably not much beyond. It could, however, help Santos attract interest from other suitors.

The Canadian investment giant might be tempted to disappear off the local energy scene altogether after seemingly failing in its second big attempt to pull off a landmark climate deal in Australia, this time with Origin.

As the UN's climate conference gets under way in the UAE, Australia risks getting caught in the middle of a debate over the future of fossil fuels.

Another day, another curveball in the Origin Energy takeover saga which will now extend for at least another 10 days.

EnergyAustralia is defending its "Go Neutral" product against greenwashing allegations by saying its representations of "carbon neutral" products were opinion, not fact.

With AustralianSuper and Perpetual in the no camp, and proxy advisors and index funds likely voting yes, Thursday's scheme vote on the Brookfield and EIG takeover is on a razor-thin margin.

Australians have had a love affair with rooftop solar for the past decade, but little thought has been spared on how to deal with disused panels.

One of Australia's largest coal miners is already looking at what it might do when fossil fuels finally fade away.

AustralianSuper has been coy about its intentions as it’s built up a stake of more than 16% in Origin Energy.

The former RBA deputy governor thinks Australia can play a big role in helping the world decarbonise, but admits it means rates will be likely be higher for longer.

Preventing vast stockpiles of lithium batteries going to landfill goes beyond environmental concerns. Recycling them can help defray looming critical minerals shortages.

AustralianSuper's decision not to back Brookfield's sweetened takeover offer for Origin Energy is bad news for the Canadian asset manager, the M&A community and investment banker bonuses.

Brookfield is pulling out all stops in its quest to acquire Origin Energy — a sweetened deal and a Plan B to make it easier to seal the deal without major shareholder AustralianSuper.

Nuclear energy still has many doubters, including in Australia, but sentiment may be shifting as the world struggles to wean itself off fossil fuels.

In a wide-ranging interview, the Atlassian founder discusses his investments in AGL and SunCable and the problem with Australia's energy policy tribalism.

Zero emissions hydrogen has the potential to supplant oil and gas as the fuel of the future — but there are major hurdles to overcome.