ASX Energy Stocks remain flat following the Venezuela crisis
When US forces captured Venezuelan President Maduro over the weekend, many investors expected oil prices to spike and energy stocks to rally. After all, turmoil in a country sitting on the world's largest oil reserves should mean supply fears and higher prices. But the market is…
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Woodside Energy Turkey Contract: Nine Years of LNG Sales
Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS) just locked in its first long-term gas deal with Turkey. The company signed a binding agreement with Turkish state-owned energy company BOTAŞ to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) for up to nine years, starting in 2030. This deal converts a previously signed…
This article outlines 5 ASX Predictions for 2026 that Stocks Down Under puts its neck on the line to assert will happen. It has become an annual tradition of ours, and some of these calls we get right, others we don't. Arguably our boldest call in suggesting ANZ would be the best performing big 4…
Comet Ridge (ASX: COI) just made a move that changes everything for this small-cap gas developer. The company is acquiring Santos's 42.86% stake in the Mahalo Gas Project for AUD 40 million upfront, plus up to AUD 20 million in production milestone payments. This gives Comet Ridge 100% ownership of the entire Mahalo Gas Hub,…
Karoon Energy trades on 6x earnings as oil sentiment turns sour
Karoon Energy (ASX: KAR) fell alongside the broader ASX energy sector this week as oil prices dropped toward one-month lows. The stock now trades around A$1.64, well below its 12-month high, even as the company keeps generating solid cash flows and buying back its…
Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS) is the ASX's largest energy company, capped at nearly $50bn. A traditional oil and gas giant, a large player in the LNG, many would perceive it is part of the problem that increased carbon emissions represent and that the planet would be better off without it. Whether or not that is…
Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX: VUL) has secured a landmark €2.2 billion (A$3.9 billion) financing package to fully fund Phase One of its Lionheart lithium and renewable energy project in Germany. The announcement triggered a trading halt and enabled the board to make a Final Investment Decision, with construction scheduled to begin this Friday. This marks…
Rejecting a takeover offer is a bold step for an ASX company to take. It is turning down sweet quick cash for its shareholders and management. The argument most commonly made to reject them is that any offers are opportunistic and do not appropriately value the company - indeed, those very words are commonly used.
The board…
Hear the term 'Activist investors' and you might think of GetUp, the progressive activist group that forced Woolworths to hold an EGM in 2014 in an attempt to limit the maximum bets on poker machines to $1. Or perhaps even of ESG-focused fundies like Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF). The reality is a lot more complicated and…
