Parker focuses talk on renewable energy - gas and oil exploration sidelined at petroleum conference
Wednesday, 12th March 2008
Auckland: The petroleum sector was treated to a predictable recap by Energy Minister David Parker on the Government's preferred renewable energy policies as opposed to any new incentives for oil and gas exploration. Read more...

Oil-eating bugs may unlock clean energy from crude
Thursday, 13th December 2007
A tiny oil-eating bug that lives deep underground may allow the world's oil industry to unlock energy trapped in trillions of barrels of heavy crude, which is costly and dirty to produce using today's methods. Read more....