Energy & Natural Resources

Gilbert + Tobin has snagged an Allens partner with expertise on major transactions and projects for its energy, infrastructure and resources group.

AGL has sued Siemens for damages stemming from a generator outage at its coal-fired power station in Victoria's LaTrobe Valley, which the energy company said at the time had resulted in a $70 million profit hit.

Petrol giant Ampol has announced it is exiting the retail electricity market in Australia and New Zealand, divesting its assets to AGL and Meridian to direct its focus towards electric vehicle charging and renewable fuels. 

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether issue and Anshun estoppel apply to SOP Act claims, with a South Australian wind farm seeking to overturn a ruling ordering it to make a $21 million progress payment to joint venture partners GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor.

NSW has approved 10 renewable energy projects to connect to the state's first renewable energy zone.

Herbert Smith Freehills has bolstered its Brisbane energy practice by luring a pair of partners from Allens and Johnson Winter Slattery.

Rio Tinto has put down $75 million for Zanthus Resources' interest in the Yarraloola Iron Ore project assets in Western Australia's Pilbara region as part of a joint venture with Mitsui & Co and Nippon Steel.

UK construction company Murphy is continuing its expansion with a 40 per cent stake in Sydney-based building company Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure.

Woodside is facing another legal challenge to its $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project, in what an environmental group called a "test case" for how NOPSEMA will assess greenhouse gas emissions from energy projects.