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Chevron sells $15bn of WA gas to Japan
US oil major Chevron has agreed to sell another $US15bn of LNG to Japan as West Australian projects continue to sign high-priced deals with …
NZ windfarms triples 3rd quarter revenue
NZ Windfarms third-quarter revenue tripled reflecting the completion of its 97-turbine Te Rere Hau wind farm and higher-than-expected electricity prices offset by reduced output …
Canadian investors’ enthusiasm for Taranaki oil projects
Canadian investors are getting a second lick at funding oil and gas developments in Taranaki. TAG Oil has announced it is raising $C30m through …
Solid Energy lifts coal production by 24%
Solid Energy, lifted production in the first three months of the year by 24%, to the most in eight quarters. The company’s increased output …
Solid Energy produces first UCG
Solid Energy has run its underground coal gasification pilot plant near Huntly for the first time. The $22m plant is producing synthetic gas from …
Quake-friendly wood firm gets Christchurch orders
Structural Timber Innovation Co, which makes engineered construction lumber able to stand up to earthquakes, has won its first two orders for buildings in …
NIWA study into where key freshwater pollutants, sediments go
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s latest report, on NZ river water quality makes sobering reading and identifies three key elements of pollution: pathogens, …
Prepare for climate change induced migration
Natural disasters drove 42m people from their homes in the Asia-Pacific in 2010 and 2011, though it was unclear how many of those were …
Aust carbon tax could also protect wildlife
Under a proposal before the Aust Govt its controversial carbon tax will help pay for an ambitious scheme to connect great swathes of the …
Powershop pushes through whopper tariff rise
Meridian’s online subsidiary Powershop showed its class again last week, sugar-coating the bitter pill of tariff increases of close to 10% – among the …
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