Angela Macdonald-Smith, Financial Review

Angela Macdonald-Smith

Financial Review

Sydney, NSW, Australia

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  • The Sydney Morning Herald
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Past articles by Angela:

Santos in $470m write-downs as it wins WA project approval

The impairments came despite oil and gas reserves increasing to record levels. → Read More

Energy investors suffer ‘worst uncertainty in 15 years’

Barrenjoey energy analyst Dale Koenders says shareholders should take a short-term view on oil and gas sector. → Read More

Deloitte hired a month ago to plan for Clough’s administration

The move came as the collapsed engineering group tried to negotiate a fire sale to Italy’s Webuild. → Read More

Origin backs $18.4b Brookfield, EIG takeover bid

The $9 a share cash offer comes after two previous lower bids by the partners, who want to split Origin in two. Origin shares jumped as much as 40.2 per cent. → Read More

Demand for Narrabri gas ‘never greater’: Santos CEO

Kevin Gallagher put the blame for the energy price crisis in Australia squarely on domestic policy failings and the climate wars. → Read More

Snowy could be used to end power price ‘gouging’: Bandt

The Commonwealth should build renewables to end “gouging” by traditional suppliers, the Greens leader says. → Read More

Woodside shares jump after bumper dividend, profit surge

Woodside Energy’s shares trade firmer after the oil and gas producer tripled its interim dividend as underlying profit rose more than fivefold to $US1.82 billion. → Read More

Origin shares slide on lack of guidance in ‘unparalleled’ market

The electricity and gas supplier posted a heavy, full-year loss because of impairments, but its underlying profit rose. Its shares fell 7 per cent in morning trade. → Read More

Gas producers accuse ACCC of demonising them to justify export control

The gas industry slammed the ACCC’s report for ignoring the lack of new supply from Victoria and NSW. → Read More

Ampol gets boost from refining margins

Margins for Ampol from processing oil into petrol and diesel surged trebled in the June quarter amid the turmoil in global energy markets. → Read More

Porsche-backed e-fuels maker to build $1b Australian plant

The announcement adds to the pick-up of momentum in decarbonisation investments amid the push to net zero emissions. → Read More

HESTA to vote against AGL demerger

The decision by the superannuation fund further builds shareholder opposition to AGL’s controversial plan to split in two. → Read More

The best piece of advice I ever received? ‘Say yes’

Meg O’Neill is the chief executive of oil and gas producer Woodside. She answers our CEO Q&A. → Read More

Origin to close Eraring seven years early

Origin Energy is bringing forward the closure of its only coal-fired power plant by seven years to 2025 in a move that will accelerate the reduction in its carbon emissions. → Read More

AGL cuts dividend, brings forward coal closures

AGL Energy has modestly upgraded its full-year profit and brought forward the closure dates of its two major coal generators as it moves towards a demerger. → Read More

Australian LNG can do ‘zero’ for Europe: CS

Neither Australia, Qatar or US President Joe Biden can do much to stave off a European gas supply crisis, analysts say. → Read More

Foton links with BOC in hydrogen bus push

The first hydrogen buses from China’s Foton are due to arrive in March after a delay of several months. → Read More

WA project to make key AdBlue ingredient ‘sold out several times over’

Strike Energy is confident it has plenty of buyers for its $3 billion project to produce urea, a crucial ingredient for fertilisers and diesel exhaust fluid AdBlue, which is running short across the globe. → Read More

Early coal power exit demands $12.5b transmission spend

Australia’s coal power plants are retiring two to three times faster than anticipated, the market operator says. → Read More

Fortescue joins AGL in Hunter hydrogen venture

AGL Energy and Fortescue Future Industries will study a potential green hydrogen project for the Hunter Valley. → Read More