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Net Zero Australia reiterates role of carbon capture in transition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Net Zero Australia has reiterated the role of natural gas and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) to achieve Australia's net zero ambitions. The report highlighted that CCUS has an important role to play in all net zero scenarios and both ...

Santos accused of covering up methane leak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... LNG facility has been leaking methane. The leak is allegedly the result of a design fault in the Darwin Liquified Natural Gas tank. Documents show the leak began in 2006 after the tank was initially filled. It is to continue operating until 2050. The ...

Coalition's anti-ESG stance sparks investor backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Tasmanian logging company TP Bennett and Sons. The bank has no direct lending exposure to coal, coal seam gas, crude oil, natural gas, native forest logging projects. Opposition leader Peter Dutton said: "Banks are there to provide finance to creditworthy ...

Australia leads in greenwashing lawsuits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct in its 'clean energy' claims and net zero plan. The claims related to natural gas and blue hydrogen being labelled 'clean'. The ACCR also alleges Santos' net zero plan did not look beyond 2025. The ACCR is ...

UniSuper defends APA stake amid member backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... fossil gas extraction projects in Australia need to be stopped." A UniSuper spokesperson said the superfund considers natural gas as key to a smooth energy transition. "UniSuper supports a just and orderly transition to a low carbon economy. As coal ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Woodside disregards historic investor rejection of its climate plan; the energy giant's US$1.2bn natural gas takeover negates its US$2.35bn carbon capture buy "more than 21 times over". Woodside's US$1.2bn bid for Tellurian and its Driftwood ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... produce ammonia, used for power generation, marine fuels and as an industrial feedstock. Starting in 2025, it will use natural gas, transitioning to 95% carbon capture by 2026. The investment exceeds Woodside's capital allocation target of 10% internal ...

Clean energy trends are "unstoppable"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... specific clean energy industries like solar and wind, complemented by exposure to more traditional energy sources (e.g., natural gas, nuclear power) that will still be needed to meet energy demand while alternative sources and technologies continue to ...

AI and crypto mining to drive energy opps: PGIM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... data centre that is next to a nuclear reactor. The fifth trend worth understanding is the global demand for liquified natural gas (LNG). Companies along the natural gas supply chain can provide attractive opportunities for investors. "Small US gas producers ...

Larry Fink letter urges pragmatism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation will include hydrocarbons. "During those windless, sunless periods, the country still needs to rely on natural gas for 'dispatchable power'." Public-private partnership is the most effective tool to help countries meet their energy needs ...