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June 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

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Australian Update - Australia and EU Enter Into Critical and Strategic Minerals Partnership - On 28 May 2024, Australia and the European Union (EU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a bilateral partnership to...more

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Australian Government Foreshadows Significant Reform to Australia's Offshore Oil & Gas Regulation

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The Australian government has announced proposed reforms to Australia's offshore oil & gas regulation, which are aimed at achieving appropriate stewardship of assets by increasing government scrutiny over oil & gas...more

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“Never waste a (COVID-19) crisis”: new proposals to streamline the Australian government's environmental approvals regime

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On 27 August 2020, the Federal Government tabled the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020 (Bill) in the House of Representatives. ...more

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Western Australia's updated fracking policy

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Western Australia (WA) has some of the world's largest known reserves of gas trapped in underground rock formations. To extract these gas reserves commercially, the technique of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) would need to...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - July 2019 #2

Oil Drops More Than 3% After State Secretary Pompeo Says Iran Is Ready To Negotiate About Its Missile Program - "Oil prices turned lower on Tuesday, falling by about $2 a barrel as U.S. President Donald Trump said progress...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - July 2019

Toby Rice Wins Control of EQT After Proxy Battle - "'Toby Rice has taken control of EQT Corp., nine months after launching a fast-moving campaign to replace the oil and gas company's leadership and less than two years...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2019 #3

PA Supreme Court Upholds Decision Allowing Drilling in All Districts Under a Local Zoning Ordinance as Long as They Meet Standards - "This case is one of several recent decisions in Commonwealth Court and the PA Supreme...more

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"Wrong place...wrong time" - Key implications of the Gloucester coal mine decision

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What happened? The Chief Judge of the NSW Land and Environment Court in Australia has upheld the decision of the NSW Minister for Planning's delegate to refuse planning approval for the proposed Rocky Hill Coal Project...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #2

Oil Soars After Trump Nixes Iran Nuclear Deal, Stocks Rally - "Crude oil prices rose more than 3 percent on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a nuclear accord with Iran, a move that...more

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Australian Offshore Petroleum – What's New in 2014

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Summary of What's New in 2014 - The year 2014 brings a number of regulatory changes for Australia’s offshore petroleum industry that will affect domestic and international investors, operators and owners....more

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