The short answer is… probably not. By Muhammed Khan – Director at NSDV 

As part of its first Budget, the newly elected federal government has announced a range of measures to assist in addressing increasing energy costs. The measures include a A$67-million package of... 

Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of "the first truly global energy crisis", the head of the... 

The world’s largest survey of airborne electromagnetic (AEM) data has been collected across all of Western Australia through the Geoscience Australia’s Exploring for the Future program and the... 

Australia has joined over 120 countries committed to collectively reduce global methane emissions across energy and resources, agriculture and waste sectors. The Global Methane Pledge is a... 

Australian energy major Woodside has reported record sales and production third quarter ended September. Production during the three months to September rose by 52% on the previous quarter, to... 

The federal government was committed to the continued development of the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, with Resources Minister Madeleine King saying the sector would be an integral... 

The number of carbon capture and storage projects in development grew to record levels this year on the back of rising carbon prices and government incentives but would still only mitigate less... 

Battery metals have dominated the latest round of the Western Australian government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme's (EIS) co-funded drilling program, with 64% of the successful applicants for... 

Glencore faces a raft of class-action style lawsuits from investment and pension funds in the UK, months after the mining giant pleaded guilty to market manipulation and bribery. Mubadala... 

ASX-listed vanadium developer Technology Metals Australia has struck a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India’s Tata Steel regarding the potential offtake of vanadium pentoxide and other... 

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (Nopsema) and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) are looking for industry... 

The Western Australian government will be looking for industry partners to support the mineral carbonation roadmap, which is due for delivery in February next year. The Minerals Research Institute... 

Western Australia's resources sector reported record sales of A$231-billion and the highest-ever employment figures in 2021-22, the state government announced on Wednesday. This was the fourth... 

Preliminary forecasts by the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (Appea) has found that liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters would pay an extra A$9-billion to federal and... 

When is section 54 of the MPRDA applicable? 

This week we profile Shirley Hayes, founder and CEO of copper mining and exploration company SHiP Copper  

Large- and small-scale fishers and communities on the Wild Coast of South Africa request that, at the very least, more scientific research be done on the effects of exploration activities, and that... 

The federal government and East Coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters have inked a new heads of agreement (HoA) to prevent a gas supply shortfall and secure competitively priced gas for the... 

Oil and gas major Santos is mulling the sale of a 5% interest in the Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (PNG LNG) project after receiving a binding conditional offer from PNG national oil and... 

Repeating history from centuries ago, coastal resource hubs in Africa could once again become vital, globally strategic ports for the biggest players in the world economy, say international law... 

The electronic format certificate of conformity (CoC) became available last month for refrigeration and air-conditioning systems practitioners. The Coc in paper format has previously been available... 

Oil and gas major Santos is facing headwinds at its Barossa gas project, after the Federal Court on Wednesday set aside the acceptance by the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental... 

The Western Australian government on Wednesday outlined a number of actions to tackle sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace in response to the Parliamentary inquiry into the fly-in,... 

The Mining Amendment Bill has passed the Upper House of the Western Australian Parliament, legislating new laws to reduce the administrative burden and support best environmental practices. The... 

Indonesia’s plan to retire its coal-fired power plants over the next three decades and replace them with cleaner energy isn’t drawing support from potential investors. Southeast Asia’s largest... 

The 40-page judgment delivered earlier this month by High Court Judge President Selby Mbenenge in relation to the granting and renewal of an oil and gas exploration right to Shell and partners off... 

TotalEnergies' 11B/12B offshore field could make a direct annual contribution of at least R8-billion to South African government finances, the country's petroleum regulator said on Thursday. "That... 

Energy major Shell has inked two new gas supply agreements with the Mareenie joint venture (JV) participants to supply gas to the Australian east coast. ASX-listed Cue Energy on Thursday reported... 

Several organised business formations have outlined six recommendations in a joint position statement on carbon tax, which they argue will improve the carbon tax proposals in the Taxation Laws... 

Local manufacturers and independent blenders of petroluem byproducts have to increase import expenses, owing to the shutdown of oil refineries, says lubricants manufacturer Oilflow director Enoch... 

The world cannot decarbonise without Africa’s production of green hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell company Hypowa CEO and trade association African Hydrogen Partnership SG and cofounder Siegfried... 

Similar to sand blasting, bead blasting or soda blasting, dry ice blasting service provider Dry Ice Blasting Services underscores the advantages to dry ice blast cleaning, which it says is “not... 

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (Appea) has told the federal government’s Jobs and Skills Summit that the nation’s oil and gas workforce would play a pivotal role in... 

A joint venture (JV) between energy majors Woodside Energy, BP, Shell Australia, Chevron Australia, and Japan Australia LNG (MIMI), which is owned equally by Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsui & Co,... 

The Western Australian government on Thursday announced plans to expand the research scope for the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) to support research into clean energy and... 

In the more than a quarter century since Shell left Ogoniland in southern Nigeria, oil has continued to ooze from dormant wellheads and active pipelines, leaving the 386-square mile kingdom’s... 

Higher energy prices has seen oil and gas major Woodside Energy report a 417% surge in net profits after tax for the first half of 2022, while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and... 

Climate activists have developed plans to foil a provision Senator Joe Manchin wedged into the new climate law that ties renewable energy projects to more oil and gas drilling. Under the Inflation... 

The Western Australian resources sector has welcomed the quick response by the state government’s Mines and Petroleum Minister following the Warden’s Court decision to declare an exploration... 

Ever since global inflation started heading north at an alarming rate, much of the conventional wisdom on the causes of this trend has pointed to energy prices, especially gas, oil and petroleum,... 

A new R235-million wax flooding facility has started operations at the Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) plant in Kariega, in the Eastern Cape. The team responsible for implementing the project...