Energy

There was little to celebrate for Woodside Energy Group shareholders on Tuesday, even as the wider Australian market was setting records. Shares in the country's largest oil and gas producer fell 3.55 per cent to close at A$31.78, making Woodside the standout laggard on …

On paper, 2026 should have been a banner year for an oil producer. Brent crude spent much of the first half trading near multi-year highs, peaking around US$114 a barrel in late April before easing back towards US$105 on the US Energy Information Administration's …

Beach Energy shares slipped again on Wednesday, changing hands around 89 cents and down 2.73 per cent by early afternoon in Sydney, on intraday pricing on 5 August. It was a small move, but a telling one. For much of the June quarter the …

Viva Energy Group has just delivered one of the strongest profit results in its short life as a listed company, yet the market's reaction has been anything but straightforward. When the fuel refiner and retailer posted its first-half 2026 trading update on 28 July, …

Oil has surged through the middle of 2026 as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz — renewed US-Iran hostilities, a reported strike on a Kuwaiti oil facility and a collapsed ceasefire — pushed Brent crude back toward US$90 a barrel by late July. For …

Beetaloo Energy Australia Limited (ASX:BTL) is expanding its strategy beyond gas exploration by pursuing an integrated gas-to-power and data centre concept in the Northern Territory. The company has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Halliburton to support development studies, while its near-term focus …

Peninsula Energy Limited (ASX:PEN) shares were trading at AUD 0.275, down 3.51%, at the time of writing on 6 August 2026. The share price movement occurred during a session where investors continued to assess energy markets, uranium sector conditions and broader commodity trends.