[13] In June 2022, it was announced that Origin had been fined $17 million for breaching its obligations to customers experiencing hardship and payment difficulties.

[15] In November 2022, Origin received a takeover offer from a Brookfield Asset Management and EIG Global Energy Partners consortium for A$18 billion.

[19] The acquisition was terminated in December 2023 after Origin shareholders led by its largest investor, AustralianSuper, opposed the deal, failing to meet the required 75% threshold.

[20] Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) is an incorporated company owned by Origin Energy, US giant ConocoPhillips and China's Sinopec.

The contract brings the company's total commitment to 186 PJ for 2018, representing almost 30% of Australian east coast domestic gas market demand.

[24] In January 2017, The Guardian reported allegations of whistleblower Sally McDow, a former compliance manager at Origin.

He allegedly stated that the incidents could be used by opponents of the unconventional gas industry to delay or halt current or future projects.

[27] Origin was approved by the Northern Territory government to start fracking in August 2019[28] and drilling commenced in October 2019.

[37] In September 2022 Origin Energy pleaded guilty to releasing nearly 800,000 litres of polluted water from its coal seam gas operations in Queensland's Western Downs region, north-west of Brisbane.

[38][39] According to the Department of Environment and Science, heavy rain caused water to overflow from coal seam gas tanks into a nearby waterway, including a landholder's dam.