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Major fracking report set back again

A major report on fracking in New Zealand has been set back again, due to the complexity of the investigation.

NZ Oil & Gas shares in trading halt

Lawyer: Money mattered most at BP

Nearly three years on from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, oil giant BP has been accused of being a company where "money mattered more than the environment".

Brian Fallow: Pining for bioenergy: will it work?

Economic modelling based on ethanol, which has its limitations as a fuel, may underestimate the potential yields and value added, writes Brian Fallow.

Fight for oil and wildlife

American biologist Kelly Swing thwacks a bush with his butterfly net and a dozen or so bugs and insects drop in. One is a harvester, or daddy-long-legs, another a jumping spider that leaps on to a leaf where two beetles are mating.

Fiscal cliff fears push oil down

US judge OKs settlement in BP class action suit

Editorial: Offshore oil eclipsed by fracking breakthrough

Editorial: In matters related to oil and gas exploration, the Government is becoming accustomed to putting a brave face on detrimental developments.

Live chat replay: Fracking

Rise in fracking unlikely - industry

Oil and gas industry groups say they are not expecting a surge in fracking even though the process has been given a qualified tick by the government's environmental monitor.

Concerns, but fracking escapes ban

Fracking has escaped the threat of a ban in New Zealand for now, but the days of industry self-regulation could be numbered after a report found large holes in oversight of unconventional mining by energy companies.

Key: Do fracking properly

Fracking should not be banned in NZ, a report says. PM John Key said if NZ uses the procedure, it must use 'world class standards.'

Fracking rules likely to be tightened

Environment commissioner not expected to call for moratorium opponents want on gas extraction technique.

US tipped to overtake Saudis in 2020

All ears on Shell visit to drill-region industry bosses

Oil and gas exploration opens off North coast