EnergyOil futures rally after price slumpOil bulls finally caught a break as prices capped their first weekly advance since November.19 Jan 04:00 PM
CompaniesDrilling giant posts huge lossBoart Longyear has posted a steep loss and says it will review its operations after having slashed almost 3500 jobs in the past year.24 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionGary Taylor: Secretive regime on drilling dangerousOil and gas exploration plans such as Shell's for Southland should be subject to the rigours of a public hearing, writes Gary Taylor.12 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: NZ should relish Shell's show of confidenceEditorial: Just a year ago, the prospects for oil and gas exploration in this country looked bleak. It is particularly welcome, hence, that Shell has announced it will drill an exploratory well in the Great South Basin.09 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Rena response should leave us more secureEditorial: The final outcome of the Rena grounding was far from the environmental disaster initially forecast.03 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: If we've got oil under our oceans, we need to find itEditorial: If Greenpeace is right, and there's an undersea oil well that could spill 40k barrels a day - then finding it would be very good news indeed.26 Nov 04:30 PM
EnergyOil man: I understand the protestsVeteran New Zealand oilman Rob Jager says he can understand concern over deep water drilling off New Zealand's coast.24 Nov 04:30 PM
EnergyBlow-up over oil blowout studyA Greenpeace-commissioned report shows dramatic blow-out effects of a deep-sea oil spill, but the industry says it's "science fiction".22 Oct 09:05 PM
CommoditiesSearch for oil in NZ hits top gearA report into the oil and gas sector says the "rubber's finally hitting the road" with $2.2 billion about to be spent exploring around New Zealand.01 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionPhillip Mills: The good oil? There's no such thingThis week, dozens of people from the international oil industry are in the capital for a conference.24 Sep 05:30 PM
SharesNZOG sees need to find new fieldsNew Zealand Oil & Gas says it should have been developing new oil fields by now as reserves at its producing assets dwindle.27 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandProtest curbs get big tick from KiwisNearly three in four New Zealanders support a law change to restrict protest near deep-sea drilling rigs or ships exploring for oil and gas.09 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldAl-Qaeda exploits oilfieldsAl-Qaeda's Syrian wing is financing its activities by selling oil from the fields that once helped to prop up the regime of Bashar al-Assad.19 May 05:30 PM
OpinionSam Judd: Genetic modification to the rescue?Sam Judd takes a look at the good side of genetic modification and how breakthroughs in a highly-criticised area of science could help the environment.05 May 08:14 PM
CommoditiesUS troubleshooter at oil, gas talksA major oil and gas conference starting today will hear from a former United States prosecutor selected by the Obama Administration to beef up offshore drilling rules.28 Apr 05:30 PM
CommoditiesKiwi company backs US methanol plantNew Zealand company Todd Corporation is providing financial backing for a planned $1.3 billion methanol plant that will be the largest in North America.01 Mar 10:26 PM
OpinionSam Judd: What the frack? A brief overview of hydraulic fracturingIn the midst of the public uproar about 'fracking' there has been heated debate. Environment columnist Sam Judd discusses the myths, risks and need for regulation around hydraulic fracturing.09 Dec 04:30 PM
CommoditiesAnti-fracking movies blastedTodd Energy report says mining technique is used safely in NZ.08 Nov 04:30 PM
BDBDCommoditiesOil companies reassure East Coast communities on 'fracking'Canadian oil company Apache has been talking up the prospects for onshore oil finds on the North Island's East Coast and is trying to play concerns about fracking and the local environment. 20 Dec 01:45 AM
