Oil
Report
Muzzling dissent: how corporate influence over politics has fueled anti-protest laws
This report examines anti-protest laws passed or introduced in three American states — Louisiana, Minnesota, and West Virginia — and traces how corporate influence has spurred elected officials to attempt to use those laws to clamp down on opposition during the construction of new, controversial oil and gas pipelines in those states.
Discussion paper
Fracking and slacking
This paper highlights the extent of taxpayer assistance to the onshore oil and gas industry in the Northern Territory.
Working paper
New kid on the block? China vs the US in world oil markets
China has recently overtaken the U.S to become the world largest importer of crude oil. In light of this fact, this paper formally compares contributions of demand shocks from China, the U.S and the rest of the world. It finds that China's influence on the real price of oil has increased over the past two...
Report
Oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight
Reports on the potential impacts of oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight.
Briefing paper
The impact of falling oil prices on China-Russia energy relations
After a decade of discussions, China and Russia finally signed a $400 billion, 30 year gas deal in May 2014. But it was only a month later that world oil prices began a steady descent, reshaping China’s outlook towards energy security, and its viewpoint towards energy relations with Russia in the process.