The government has rejected Greenpeace’s request to reconsider approval for Woodside’s North West Shelf project extension, paving the way for a final decision that could see the gas field in operation for another 46 years.
Clayton Utz has lured a top energy and infrastructure lawyer from Gilbert + Tobin to lead its energy practice. Alexander Danne will join the Clayton Utz partnership in July and will be based at the firm’s Melbourne office. Over his more than two decade-long career, Danne has amassed extensive experience, advising major regional and international…
US-based investment firm Carlyle has announced the launch of a clean energy infrastructure platform for the development of solar, battery storage and green hydrogen projects in Australia and the UK.
EnergyAustralia has admitted that its ‘Go Neutral’ carbon offset product did not prevent or reverse the harms associated with the burning of fossil fuels.
AkzoNobel has had some success in its late bid to have Japanese oil company INPEX produce documents filed in related proceedings against its insurers in their dispute over allegedly defective coating used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project.
EnergyAustralia has reached a settlement with advocacy group Parents for Climate in a suit accusing it of falsely promoting its carbon offset products as carbon neutral.
A geological consultant for gold mining company Beacon Minerals has pleaded guilty to insider trading, while a former project manager for the company maintains he is not guilty.
A judge has vacated a hearing in Energy Resources’ lawsuit challenging a decision not to renew its lease for the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory after hearing there were “good prospects” the case could be resolved.
Rio Tinto has signed a $430 million partnership agreement with Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. to fast track development of its copper-gold project in Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert.
Western Power, Ventia, and a property owner found jointly liable for loss arising from the Parkerville bushfire are equally liable to each other for any costs orders in favour of the plaintiffs in the case, after a judge found he could not disturb existing costs orders in a new proceeding.