Foreign fears over China pipeline bid overblown,say energy experts

Foreign fears over China pipeline bid overblown,say energy experts

They say fears are unwarranted as gas transmission is not as large a security risk as telecommunications and electricity.

  • byCole Latimer

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CKI's bid to become gas colossus could turn into a Greek tragedy
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CKI's bid to become gas colossus could turn into a Greek tragedy

CK Infrastructure cleared the ACCC hurdle easily but the politics in Canberra make FIRB approval much less predictable.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
ACCC greenlights $13 billion APA takeover by Hong Kong utility

ACCC greenlights $13 billion APA takeover by Hong Kong utility

The competition watchdog has approved Hong Kong-based utility firm CKI’s $13 billion takeover bid for gas pipeline company APA but government uncertainty has put final foreign investment approvals under a cloud.

  • byCole Latimer
$13b gas pipeline deal on tenterhooks as leadership battle rages

$13b gas pipeline deal on tenterhooks as leadership battle rages

The Liberal Party leadership crisis has ratcheted up uncertainty over whether Hong Kong-based utility firm CKI’s $13 billion takeover of gas pipeline giant APA will get the go-ahead.

  • byCole Latimer
'Decade of dysfunction':business delivers blast over political crisis

'Decade of dysfunction':business delivers blast over political crisis

Leaders of some of the country's biggest businesses have issued a plea for an end to uncertainty.

  • byJennifer Duke&Cole Latimer
APA sees bump in profits as CKI takeover continues

APA sees bump in profits as CKI takeover continues

'Boring as batshit'performance sets APA on track to reach two decades of consistent increases in earnings and dividend payouts.

  • byCole Latimer
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APA confident takeover suitor CKI will clear watchdog hurdles

APA confident takeover suitor CKI will clear watchdog hurdles

Gas pipeline company APA’s decision to back a takeover by Hong Kong-based firm CKI is not a done deal and still needs to pass numerous watchdog hurdles.

  • byCole Latimer
APA's Mick McCormack gave a XXXX about our gas network

APA's Mick McCormack gave a XXXX about our gas network

Our east coast gas pipeline grid was designed on the back of a beer coaster,that might explain a lot.

  • byColin Kruger
APA backs CKI's $13b gas pipe takeover but some investors unconvinced

APA backs CKI's $13b gas pipe takeover but some investors unconvinced

The board of Australian gas pipeline giant APA has unanimously backed Hong Kong-based utility firm CKI’s $13 billion takeover but shareholders are split on the sale.

  • byCole Latimer
Gas price to stay high but takeover target pool shrinking

Gas price to stay high but takeover target pool shrinking

Australia's energy sector expects more takeovers,but at least one gas company believes the price peak may have passed.

  • byCole Latimer
Gorilla-wrestling over east coast gas to follow massive foreign bid

Gorilla-wrestling over east coast gas to follow massive foreign bid

The takeover target controls or operates nearly every single major pipeline that connects Melbourne,Sydney and Brisbane to the gas fields.

  • byCole Latimer