Energy

The cause sits well outside Viva's control. Conflict in the Middle East disrupted crude flows and, more importantly for a refiner, took refining capacity offline across the Gulf. Regional product cracks widened sharply. Viva, which owns the Geelong refinery in Victoria, was positioned to …

On 22 July 2026 the company told the ASX it was investigating a potential security incident. The following day it confirmed unauthorised access had occurred and customer data had been taken. On 28 July, chief executive Frank Calabria put a number on it: approximately …

Timor-Leste's petroleum regulator has signed off on the field development plan for Finder Energy's Kuda Tasi and Jahal oil project, the first offshore development approved under the country's own jurisdiction. It removes a genuine bottleneck, but environmental sign-off, a drilling rig, project debt and …

Record annual output and a rehabilitated Orbost plant have handed Amplitude Energy its strongest operating year yet. But two disappointing Otway wells and a slipping investment decision have dulled the growth story, leaving the coming months to determine whether hard-won reliability can be converted …

Origin told the ASX on 23 July 2026 that some customer data had been accessed and disclosed without authorisation; it has not said how many customers are affected and has not attributed a cause.

Santos Ltd (ASX:STO) attracted investor attention during the afternoon trading session on 28 July 2026, with shares trading at AUD 7.74 after rising 0.85%, representing an increase of AUD 0.065 on the day. The movement occurred alongside positive momentum in the broader Australian equity …

Star Energy Group PLC is a UK-focused energy company engaged in oil and gas production while actively expanding into geothermal energy and other low-carbon opportunities. Its strategy combines reliable domestic energy production with investment in cleaner energy technologies, positioning the business to participate in …