Woodside remains confident of hitting its target of 100 million barrels of oil equivalent by next year,despite a lower production forecast for 2019.
Woodside,South32 and Whitehaven helped lift the ASX to a fresh two-month high.
Diversified miner South32 Ltd has nearly doubled its second-quarter metallurgical coal output and raised its production guidance for a major mine in 2019.
Coal mines in Sydney's catchment are likely to be diverting millions of litres of water from dams,an expert panel has found,prompting calls for a halt to further mining.
Mining companies unable to demonstrate a commitment to environmental and social responsibility are at risk of losing access to financing and markets.
South32 says its first-quarter coking coal output has more than tripled from the same year-ago period,helped by robust production at its Appin and Dendrobium collieries.
Shares in Australian miners have rocketed after an announcement that the world's largest alumina refinery in Brazil would shut down indefinitely.
Stronger commodity prices and a focus on cost management have helped the miner South32 record an underlying profit of $US1.33 billion
A strong full year result from global miner BHP is set to grab headlines this week,as a range of resources companies report fiscal 2018 results
The Sydney basin faces more coal mining after the NSW government said it would seek market interest in the first new exploration licence in more than 20 years.
Government granted approval for expanded coal mining in the Special Areas,ignoring WaterNSW's concerns and before release of independent panel's first report.