Energy & Natural Resources

Coal producer TerraCom has been joined to a lawsuit brought by Korean Midland Power against a unit testing lab ALS Limited over allegedly exaggerated coal testing results. 

In a court fight between engineering firm Clough and its former joint venture partner Elecnor, a judge has questioned Elecnor’s “extremely inconvenient” bid to send Clough’s $54 million cross-claim to arbitration in Singapore.

Woodside's North West Shelf gas project will be extended until 2070, after receiving approval from the environment minister.

MAC Copper, which operates the Cobar copper mine in NSW, has accepted a $1.6 billion takeover offer from South African-based gold mining company Harmony Gold.

Coal producer TerraCom has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve ASIC proceedings alleging it made misleading statement to the market that damaged a whistleblower's reputation. 

Queensland Investment Corporation has completed a $2 billion refinancing and equity deal for its remote and off-grid power distributor Pacific Energy.

The NSW government has granted mine operator Glencore permission to run the Ulan coal mine until 2035, allowing for the extraction of an additional 18.8 million tonnes of coal, despite net zero targets on the horizon.

Woodside's North West Shelf gas project looks set to be extended until 2070, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signalling the federal government's approval was a sure thing.

Following public consultation, the Queensland government has decided it will not move forward with the Moonlight Range wind farm, which was expected to power 260,000 homes per year with renewable energy.

Genesis Minerals has agreed to buy the Laverton Gold Project in Western Australia from Focus Minerals for $250 million.