Oil was little changed after a volatile session in which investors weighed signs of less-tight conditions against rising military threats to energy infrastructure across the Middle East.
Bloomberg
Some of Australia’s biggest fuel retailers, including Ampol, 7-Eleven, and BP, have been hauled into a meeting with the consumer watchdog.
Ria Pandey
Many Australian motorists plan to park an electric or hybrid vehicle in their garage in future but one policy change could alter their path.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
The war in the Middle East is having wide-ranging impacts on markets, oil and gas producer Woodside has told investors at its annual sustainability briefing.
Staff Writers
Oil prices have surged to more than $US105 a barrel as Donald Trump urges allies to deploy warships to help escort ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz.
Florence Tan and Shariq Khan
Japan is worrying about its fuel supplies while the Iran war rages so is calling on its "energy security lifeline" Australia to ramp up much-needed gas exports.
Yuka Obayashi
After a long wait, Amber-Jade Sanderson’s capitulation over Labor’s failing renewable energy transition away from coal-fired power was meek.
Paul Murray
Alternatives to Gulf supplies are scarce.
Commodity prices are climbing again as traders watched new attacks on shipping and ports in the Middle East.
Tom Richardson
WA’s green steel dream will be put to its first real test in coming months after a company promoting a Lego-style smelting operation put its foot on a slab of iron-rich tenements in the Pilbara.
Ben Harvey
The International Energy Agency will release 400 million barrels of oil, it’s largest ever release as Iran threatens to send oil prices to $200 a barrel.
Rachel Chason, Evan Halper, Siham Shamalakh, Tara Copp
Neighbouring countries including Indonesia and Malaysia could beat Australia to lead the sustainable aviation fuel market despite its potential.
Terms for the 0.42 per cent stake in the Chevron-operated Gorgon venture and 0.73 per cent interest in Ichthys were not disclosed.
Sean Smith
Australia’s petroleum industry is claiming to be transparent as petrol prices hit new record highs.
Stephen Johnson
The number of depleted batteries is expected to rise dramatically but the trend represents an opportunity for Australian industry and jobs.
Albany’s CBD will be the last area in the city to have its reticulated gas network switched off, following negotiations between the City of Albany and its soon-to-depart supplier ATCO.
Melissa Sheil
A seven-point plan has been announced to safeguard WA’s fuel supplies after Roger Cook was warned that farmers and small miners were within weeks of running out.
Jessica Page and Simone Grogan
At Thursday’s Australian close of US71.8¢, the dollar is the best performer this year from the G10 basket of currencies, which includes the US dollar, the British pound and the Japanese yen.
Drivers across Perth on are being hit with fuel prices staggeringly close to $2.50 a litre as servos across the city jacked prices up overnight to the highest levels in three years.
Brooke Rolfe
We take a look at what’s affecting fuel prices and the forces at play that will determine just how much pain Australians can expect at the pump.
Daniel Newell
A service station in a small WA town is nearly entirely depleted of fuel, with workers counting down the hours before they have no choice but to turn away desperate locals.
Australians are being told to brace for higher prices throughout the economy as the price of fuel soars and retailers react to panic buying.
Tess Ikonomou
Everyone is willing to take measures to stabilise the oil market, French finance minister Roland Lescure says.
A dash for gas plant turbines and renewable energy infrastructure is piling extra pressure on WA’s mission to quit coal, with the Premier conceding supply issues will hinder the energy switch.
Simone Grogan
