September 21, 2023

Ken Aitken – Managing Director – Metgasco (ASX:MEL) is a petroleum (oil and gas) exploration and production company, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Thomas Nador – CEO – Buru Energy (ASX:BRU) is an oil and gas producer and explorer with its core area of activity in the in the northwest Western Australia in the onshore Canning Basin. The Company is also actively participating in the new energy economy with interests in natural hydrogen, CCS and battery minerals.

Phil McNamara – Director – Emperor Energy (ASX:EMP) is a diversified energy company with upstream and downstream assets in Australia. The company’s strategic asset Vic/P47 in the Gippsland Basin next to the BHP/ExxonMobil Kipper field. 

Managing Director of Pacgold Limited (ASX:PGO) Tony Schreck discusses the company’s key asset the Alice River Gold Project. Abbey Phillipps: We’re talking today with Pacgold, ASX Code PGO. The company has a market cap of around $19 million. Pacgold is a gold exploration company focused on progressing its key asset; The Alice River Gold Project

In a groundbreaking move, the competition regulator, the ACCC, will oppose the proposed acquisition of a majority interest in the small Melbourne toll road group Horizon Roads by sector giant Transurban Group (ASX:TCL). This decision comes after concluding that any purchase would likely substantially reduce competition for future toll road concessions in Victoria. Transurban, Australia’s

Immutep (ASX:IMM; NASDAQ:IMMP) announces the regulatory authorisation of “efti”, which is the Company’s proprietary soluble LAG-3 protein, for the use in clinical trials across multiple European countries. In response, Marc Voigt, CEO of Immutep, said, “Commercial scale manufacturing of efti for use in clinical trials is a significant achievement and brings us closer to realising

The ASX experienced continued declines at midday, with banking stocks being particularly affected. This drop was triggered by the recent hawkish statements from the US Federal Reserve. At noon, the S&P/ASX 200 is 1.01 per cent lower at 7,091.10. All 11 sectors of the market showed downward trends. Major banks like Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA), NAB

The NZ economy outperformed Australia in the June quarter, growing by 0.9% compared to Australia’s 0.4%. Unlike Australia, which saw a 0.3% decline in GDP per capita during the same period, NZ experienced a 0.2% increase in that measure. NZ’s growth exceeded expectations, with the central bank forecasting 0.5% and the Treasury predicting 0.6% in