We are having the world’s first global energy crisis. And next year could be worse
Opinion
Energy

We are having the world’s first global energy crisis. And next year could be worse

The world is grappling with an energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But the International Energy Agency boss warns we may not have seen anything yet.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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Morrison government warned of legal risk in halting offshore NSW gas field

Morrison government warned of legal risk in halting offshore NSW gas field

The former government denied the extension of a gas permit and is now being sued in the Federal Court by private company Asset Energy.

  • byAnne Hyland
The Texas billionaire betting big on Australian gas

The Texas billionaire betting big on Australian gas

Oil and gas billionaire Bryan Sheffield’s family has had a long relationship with Australia. Now they’ve made a $110 million bet on gas in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin.

  • byAnne Hyland
‘Politically untenable’ energy prices heap pressure on Labor to improve gas deal

‘Politically untenable’ energy prices heap pressure on Labor to improve gas deal

Power prices are set to keep rising to a point where market intervention against gas companies will become inevitable,an energy expert is warning.

  • byMike Foley
The Fed is driving the world towards recession,or worse
Opinion
Currencies

The Fed is driving the world towards recession,or worse

Widening interest rate differentials and the rapid appreciation of the US dollar is causing turmoil in currency and other financial markets.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Surviving winter:Europe’s plan to fight energy crisis is not perfect

Surviving winter:Europe’s plan to fight energy crisis is not perfect

With a grim winter looming,Europe is focusing more on getting through it rather than trying to address some crucial long-term energy issues resulting from its stoush with Russia.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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For the billions UK is spending on power bill subsidies,we could decarbonise our entire grid

For the billions UK is spending on power bill subsidies,we could decarbonise our entire grid

The strategic and economic importance of ridding our electricity system of fossil fuels is suddenly plain to see.

  • byBruce Mountain
Key German MP raises prospect of gas price curbs to avoid mass insolvencies

Key German MP raises prospect of gas price curbs to avoid mass insolvencies

The crisis has been steadily worsening as Russia throttles supplies. Gas prices in Europe are about four times higher than a year ago.

  • byEyk Henning
Minister urges Queensland to open up more gas fields

Minister urges Queensland to open up more gas fields

Queensland gas is a “natural ally” of renewables and will support the addition of more intermittent energy,Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King told a business audience in Brisbane on Thursday.

  • byMarion Rae
Australian LNG curbs imperil energy security in Asia,Santos’s partners warn

Australian LNG curbs imperil energy security in Asia,Santos’s partners warn

Santos’s international partners in a Queensland LNG project fear their countries’ energy security will be put at risk if the federal government caps gas exports.

  • byNick Toscano
Labor puts gas companies on notice as supply shortfall looms

Labor puts gas companies on notice as supply shortfall looms

Resources Minister Madeleine King has warned Australia’s largest gas companies will face unprecedented export controls by the start of next year unless they commit to supplying enough gas to the domestic market.

  • byNick Toscano andMike Foley