Tokyo Gas in BG deal for LNG

JAPAN has signalled its willingness to buy liquefied natural gas converted from coal seam methane, with Tokyo Gas the first Japanese utility to sign a deal to receive the unconventional gas.

Arrow shares soar after Shell bid

ROYAL Dutch Shell and PetroChina's $3.3 billion bid for Arrow Energy is unlikely to be blocked on foreign investment grounds or trumped by a superior offer, analysts say, as the Australian coal seam gas hopeful considers the indicative offer.

Shell on target with Arrow

ROYAL Dutch Shell and PetroChina's $3.3 billion bid for Arrow Energy is unlikely to be blocked on foreign investment grounds or trumped by a superior offer, analysts have said, as the Australian coal seam gas hopeful considers the indicative offer.

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Amcor down 18pc

Origin site settled for LNG project

ORIGIN Energy and ConocoPhillips have agreed to build their liquefied natural gas plant at Laird Point on Curtis Island after unsuccessfully jockeying for a better position further south on the island.

Two emerge as favourites to merge with Shell on Queensland gas projects

EARLY bets on which of Queensland's coal seam gas (CSG) players will be the first to consolidate their projects equally favour Santos/Petronas and Origin Energy/ConocoPhillips to tie up operations with Shell.

State Of Origin

By quietly amassing assets in a once-marginal resource, the energy company has stolen its rivals' thunder. Clancy Yeates reports.

King Of The Day In Gas Wars

Long live the King. Origin boss Grant King will continue to rule over his domain after delivering what appears to be a fatal blow to the British BG Group's $13.8 billion bid for his company.

Santos Sells Lng Stake For $2.6b

SANTOS will fill its coffers with $US2.5 billion ($2.6 billion) after it yesterday agreed to sell a 40 per cent interest in its $7.7 billion Gladstone liquefied natural gas project to the Malaysian energy giant Petronas.

Ocean Of Talent

The AFL is turning its attention to what has traditionally been rugby's happy hunting ground, writes Rod Curtis.

Tough Love, Samoa Dives Into Football

The AFL is turning its attention to what has traditionally been rugby's happy hunting ground, writes Rod Curtis.

Sydney's Faces Of The Lost ... Now Found

THE sailor with tattoos in the front row, drinking tea - that's Billy Aylott. And the one with dark shirt at the back, that's Dick Curtis.

Cockatoo-collins Warmed By A Heartfelt Apology

Touched personally by the stolen generation, the footballer-turned-teacher was moved this week, writes Rod Curtis.

For The Second Time, 'sorry' Makes It Better For Cockatoo-collins

The Aboriginal football star, now a teacher, believes education is the key to racial understanding, writes Rod Curtis.

October

1 Who did Andrew Johns (pictured) marry on Shark Island?

Australia's Green Ant On The March

Earlier this year, Ant West was in the red and had given up his grand prix dream. Then Kawasaki called, and now he's sitting pretty in green, Rod Curtis reports.

The Dangerous Side Of Science

ROBIN CURTIS 1933-2006

Nothing But The Best

The region has an impressive reputation for the quality of its produce, writes Michele Curtis.

Final Checks As A-bomb Is Loaded For Mission

WITH weather forecasts predicting stable, clear skies over Japan, the major players on Tinian Island in the Pacific advise US officials on Guam the bombing mission should go ahead.

Hey Guys, Take Me With You

SURFING THE MENU ABC, 8pm WHEN Curtis Stone and Ben O'Donohue visit Rottnest Island they have a larger-than-life tour guide. In fact, the bloke that shows them around, Fremantle local and former Chicago Bulls basketball player Luc Longley (pictured), is larger than most people. So he knows his grub. In this episode also, part of a series where two British-based Aussie chefs take their surfboards around the country, the boys get a chance to get their boards wet. In Fremantle they hook up with ...