'Eye-watering' energy prices possible for next five years
Policy

'Eye-watering' energy prices possible for next five years

"Energy price rises over the next five years will be so eye-watering that the tears may themselves fill the (hydro) lakes," says one energy sector insider.

Ian Llewellyn 01 Jun 2021
As NZ oil refining ends, govt weighs strategic implications
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As NZ oil refining ends, govt weighs strategic implications

The Marsden Point Refinery has struggled in recent years to compete with more efficient refineries.

Ian Llewellyn 31 May 2021
Gas market crisis averted as Methanex cuts production
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Gas market crisis averted as Methanex cuts production

Pressure from major gas user Oji Fibre Solutions for political intervention is believed to have spurred Methanex to free up gas for Genesis Energy and the wider gas market.

Pattrick Smellie 28 May 2021
Decarbonising the energy system: more than just renewables
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Marc England: Decarbonising the energy system: more than just renewables

Energy production across the whole economy needs to be the focus if the country is to reach its carbon emissions targets in the most rational, cost-effective way.

Marc England 26 May 2021


Ian Llewellyn
Ian Llewellyn

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Ian is a journalist with more than 30 years' experience working in NZ and the UK. This has included radio, newspapers, and agencies with time also as a ministerial advisor and press secretary. Experience in the Press Gallery includes reporting for the Independent Business Weekly and more than 10 years with the New Zealand Press Association.

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