The Tasmanian Opposition has accused the Premier of failing in his promise to keep fuel prices in check.

Environment Centre threatens to take legal action against $12 billion Inpex gas plant if the company does not shelve plans to blast Darwin Harbour.

Chief Minister Paul Henderson has acknowledged the construction of the Inpex gas plant in Darwin could lead to a labour shortage for locals.

The RACT says Tasmanian petrol prices stayed high last month despite a $6 per barrel drop in refined fuel prices.

Resources company Santos has sold a 15 per cent stake in its Gladstone LNG (GLNG) project to French oil and gas company Total for $650 million.

Economists in Canberra call for Gillard Government to overhaul the proposed Minerals Resource Rent Tax.

Failures by several parties led to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, British energy group BP concluded in the results of an internal inquiry.

Earnings from Australia's mineral and energy exports have hit their second highest level ever.

A southern Queensland mayor says he will not let coal seam gas (CSG) companies dump salt waste on the western Darling Downs.

Cougar Energy says it has reached an agreement with the State Government over the company's underground coal gasification (UCG) project in the South Burnett region of south-east Queensland.