Woodside to be 'global LNG powerhouse' after $1.4b deal Australia's Woodside Energy has agreed to buy the US developer of an under-construction LNG project in the Gulf of Mexico for $US900 million. AAP · Jul 22, 2024
Biden's big news, IT outage drags ASX to 11-day low The ASX200 dropped 0.5 per cent as US President Joe Biden stood down from his re-election bid and a new front opened in the Middle East conflict. AAP · Jul 22, 2024
Senegal joins oil-producing nations with launch of first offshore field Senegal has joined the ranks of oil-producing nations with Australian company Woodside Energy on Tuesday announcing the start of production in the West African country's first offshore project. Radio France Internationale · Jun 12, 2024
Climate holdout Japan drove Australia’s LNG boom. Could the partnership go green? Without funding from Japan, many of Australia’s gas projects wouldn’t have gone ahead. Massive public loans from Japanese taxpayers are propping up Australia’s now-enormous fossil gas industry. Japan is also becoming a major gas trader and today exports more gas to other countries than it imports from Australia. The Conversation · Jun 11, 2024
Production Starts At Senegal's First Offshore Oil Field Senegal joined the club of oil-producing countries on Tuesday as Australian group Woodside Energy announced that production had started in the west African country's first offshore project. International Business Times · Jun 11, 2024
Nine independent MPs and Greens back UN call for Australia to ban fossil fuel advertising ‘The industry is rapidly strangling our planet,’ says Andrew Wilkie, who joins Allegra Spender, Sophie Scamps, Zali Steggall and Monique Ryan in call for ban The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2024
Super funds giving a green light to 'climate wreckers' Superannuation funds have come under fire for doubling down on their investments in fossil fuels while cutting half a billion dollars from green energy funding. AAP · May 27, 2024
Australian shares cap off another week of gains Gas companies and the big four banks all rose on the back of energy policy announcements and a hold in interest rates. AAP · May 10, 2024
Teen climate activists demand apology from premier Climate activists who protested inside Woodside's annual general meeting claim the WA premier defamed them to the media and have demanded an apology. AAP · May 1, 2024
Two 17-year-old climate activists claim WA premier Roger Cook defamed them over Woodside protest Emma Heyink and Tom Power say the premier made false comments about protest at company’s annual general meeting The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2024
How do we define climate responsibility? Woodside has no answer So long as oil and gas companies remain wedded to self-interest, the push against them isn’t going away The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2024
Woodside shareholders reject climate plan Woodside Energy shareholders have re-elected chairman Richard Goyder but rejected the company's climate plan in a raucous four-hour meeting. AAP · Apr 23, 2024
Australia’s largest super fund joins protest vote against Woodside’s climate plans AustralianSuper says it has ‘ongoing concerns’ about how the country’s biggest oil and gas company will reach net zero emissions by 2050 The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2024
ACTU calls for sanctions on Israel over Gaza war – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2024
AAP · Apr 19, 2024 Australian shares at two-month low as Mideast heats up The ASX200 fell one per cent on Friday to end a horror week for equity traders as rising tensions between Israel and Iran sent bonds and oil prices soaring.
AAP · Apr 19, 2024 Woodside revenue dives as fossil fuel prices dip Australia's largest oil and gas producer Woodside has suffered a heavy loss in revenue as a result of a fall in fossil fuel production and prices.
AAP · Apr 16, 2024 Woodside defends 'honest' response to climate change Woodside Energy's chair Richard Goyder has defended the gas giant's response to climate change in the face of fierce criticism of expansion plans.
AAP · Apr 8, 2024 Divest or liquidate the 'end game' for Santos, Woodside Independent research presents stark options for Australia's gas producers as shareholders get set to scrutinise Santos and Woodside Energy on expansion plans.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2024 Kim Beazley urges Tanya Plibersek to reject Woodside LNG plant extension Former Labor leader joins other ex-ALP leaders, Indigenous elders and scientists in calling for protection of Indigenous rock art on WA’s Burrup peninsula
The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2024 Labor dissent sees Plibersek’s veto on offshore gas project rules restored Internal lobbying has added safeguards to a power for the resources minister to water down consultation requirements
AAP · Mar 20, 2024 Woodside preparing 'new climate bomb' on gas peninsula A gas hub proposed by Woodside Energy would undermine efforts to counter climate change and seriously damage Australia's credibility, environmentalists say.
AAP · Mar 13, 2024 Woodside, Santos expansion less than super for funds Some superannuation funds are reducing exposure to Woodside and Santos as members demand more climate action instead of their money bankrolling new gas fields.
AAP · Feb 26, 2024 Woodside under the pump on climate risk as profit falls Critics say Woodside Energy's carbon reduction plans are "meaningless" as the oil and gas giant expands to meet decades of demand expected for Australian LNG.
AAP · Feb 20, 2024 Climate protesters arrested at Woodside headquarters Police have arrested climate activists allegedly blocking a road during a protest outside Woodside Energy's Perth headquarters, the Disrupt Burrup Hub says.
AAP · Feb 14, 2024 Woodside protester ordered to pay for paint damage An activist who spray-painted a protest message on a window of Woodside Energy's headquarters has been ordered to pay the company more than $9000.