Stories by Eric Frykberg

The cost of pouring greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere has reached the highest level in four years.

The world is awash with oil - and the world is running out of places to store it. Audio

The Electricity Authority is warning that rapid investment in solar technology with back-up batteries could be an expensive mistake. Audio

Network company Chorus is welcoming a review of telecommunication rules, which it says have cost it money, dividends and shareholders.

Genesis Energy will not keep the Huntly Power Station running if it does not make commercial sense to do so, the company's chairwoman says.

The gas industry has joined phone companies, banks and electricity suppliers in feeling the sting of the fickle consumer.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is taking a hard line with political activists trying to tell it where to spend its money.

New analysis by Transpower shows the upper North Island will have a lower margin of safety as its electricity capacity shrinks - but it should get by.

Creditors of ailing state coal miner Solid Energy have been advised to accept a plan that would allow for a gradual sell-down of the company assets. Audio

Creditors of ailing state coal company Solid Energy should finally know more about worth of the company soon.

The New Zealand oil industry is engaged in a $71 million standoff with the Customs Department over excise duties dating back to 1986.

Finance Minister Bill English has unveiled the Goverment's 30-year plan to improve New Zealand's infrastructure, including schools and water systems. Audio

The New Zealand oil and gas industry remains confident it can weather the downturn in petroleum exploration internationally.

Economic woes will keep the coal industry sickly for another 18-24 months, minerals analysts say. Audio

Norwegian oil giant Statoil is considering going further into New Zealand. The company at present has a concession to investigate conditions off the Northland coast.