NT government announces fracking in the Beetaloo Basin can go ahead
1 year, 10 months ago

NT government announces fracking in the Beetaloo Basin can go ahead

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The Northern Territory government will allow a full-scale onshore gas industry to go ahead in the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin, five years after a moratorium on fracking was lifted. Key points: The NT Government will allow fracking to go ahead in the Beetaloo Basin They say they have implemented all 135 recommendations of the Pepper inquiry Scientists claim they have not met a recommendation to offset gas emissions from the project The government has been racing to tick off 135 recommendations from the 2018 Pepper inquiry, which found industry risks could be managed if its recommendations were implemented in full. Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said the government had released the final implementation report from the Pepper inquiry, saying it "absolutely met the recommendation". Ms Fyles said both the Commonwealth and NT government were "putting in place the measures to transition the Northern Territory and Australia to net zero emissions". " The Pepper Inquiry found that Native Title holders "do not have a statutory right to veto an exploration permit by the government" but have the right to make an agreement with a gas company.

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Tamboran Resources, NT government face another Beetaloo Basin fracking challenge under novel 'third party' laws
6 months ago

Tamboran Resources, NT government face another Beetaloo Basin fracking challenge under novel 'third party' laws

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An influential environment group has mounted further legal action against the NT government in its bid to stop a US oil and gas company from fracking in the Beetaloo Basin a week after the NT Supreme Court rejected a similar challenge. Environment Centre Northern Territory filed an urgent application in the NT Civil and Administrative Tribunal this week urging it …

Legal bid against Beetaloo exploratory fracking project dismissed in court as protesters front resources conference in Darwin
6 months, 1 week ago

Legal bid against Beetaloo exploratory fracking project dismissed in court as protesters front resources conference in Darwin

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The Northern Territory Supreme Court has rejected an environmental group's legal challenge against the NT government's approval of a fracking exploration project in the Beetaloo Basin. Tamboran Resources has been exploring for shale gas in the Beetaloo Basin, about 500 kilometres south-east of Darwin, after the NT government approved a full-scale fracking industry last year. Represented by lawyers from the …

Tamboran and NT government's secretive Beetaloo Basin gas deal criticised by industry, experts
11 months ago

Tamboran and NT government's secretive Beetaloo Basin gas deal criticised by industry, experts

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In short: Gas industry representatives and analysts are questioning why a major gas supply contract between the NT government and Tamboran Resources was not put out to a competitive tender. Gas industry representatives and analysts are questioning why a major gas supply contract between the NT government and Tamboran Resources was not put out to a competitive tender. Tom Quinn, …

NT government signs deal with Tamboran Resources to buy Beetaloo Basin gas
11 months ago

NT government signs deal with Tamboran Resources to buy Beetaloo Basin gas

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In short: The agreement with Tamboran Resources will provide the NT with 40 terajoules of gas per day starting in 2026, NT chief minister Eva Lawler says. The agreement with Tamboran Resources will provide the NT with 40 terajoules of gas per day starting in 2026, NT chief minister Eva Lawler says. The Northern Territory government has signed a nine-year …

Paediatricians sign joint letter urging NT government to withdraw Beetaloo Basin fracking support
1 year, 9 months ago

Paediatricians sign joint letter urging NT government to withdraw Beetaloo Basin fracking support

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Dozens of paediatricians are pleading for the Northern Territory government to withdraw support for a full-scale fracking industry, citing direct and indirect health risks. Key points: Paediatricians sign letter opposing an onshore shale gas industry in the Northern Territory The NT government approved a full-scale fracking industry in the Beetaloo Basin last month Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the NT's …

Who can veto a Beetaloo Basin gas project? It's an issue vexing Indigenous people, pastoralists
1 year, 10 months ago

Who can veto a Beetaloo Basin gas project? It's an issue vexing Indigenous people, pastoralists

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When announcing the decision to allow commercial gas production to go ahead in the Beetaloo Basin this week, NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said Indigenous people had the power to stop a gas development. On land granted under the federal Aboriginal Land Rights Act, commonly known as "Aboriginal land", traditional owners only have the right to veto a gas project …

Tamboran Resources welcomes Beetaloo Basin fracking approval, as Northern Territory locals raise concerns over groundwater use
1 year, 10 months ago

Tamboran Resources welcomes Beetaloo Basin fracking approval, as Northern Territory locals raise concerns over groundwater use

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A US gas company with the biggest stake in the Beetaloo Basin has welcomed the approval of a full-scale fracking industry, promising "billions of dollars" in royalties. Key points: Tamboran Resources chief executive Joel Riddle promises 10 per cent of fracking royalties to the Northern Territory A local business owner says he doesn't trust the Northern Territory government to monitor …

Scientists send joint letter to NT government calling for ban on fracking in Beetaloo Basin
1 year, 10 months ago

Scientists send joint letter to NT government calling for ban on fracking in Beetaloo Basin

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Almost 100 scientists have published an open letter to the Northern Territory government urging it to abandon plans for fracking in the Beetaloo Basin, warning of "the damage it will inflict on our climate". Key points: Scientists call for an end to new fracking in the NT, warning it will add 89 million tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere annually …

The NT government has green-lit fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. What does it mean?
1 year, 10 months ago

The NT government has green-lit fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. What does it mean?

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After more than a half decade of uncertainty, the Northern Territory government has green-lit fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. In announcing the long-awaited decision, the government said environmental risks could be safely managed and that a full-scale onshore gas industry would provide significant economic benefits to the Northern Territory. Earlier this year, Federal Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen …

Northern Territory government completes SREBA study, flags final decision on fracking industry weeks away
1 year, 11 months ago

Northern Territory government completes SREBA study, flags final decision on fracking industry weeks away

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The Northern Territory government has publicly released the findings of a critical, three-year study into fracking in the Beetaloo sub-basin, finding no new risks associated with the development of an onshore gas industry. Key points: The SREBA study was a key recommendation arising from the Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracking Researchers say there is now enough information to make sure …

Proponents of fracking in the Beetaloo Basin welcome the Greens' safeguard mechanism amendments, say they create 'certainty'
2 years ago

Proponents of fracking in the Beetaloo Basin welcome the Greens' safeguard mechanism amendments, say they create 'certainty'

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The Greens are claiming the Beetaloo Basin gas project has been "derailed" through amendments to the federal government's safeguard mechanism. Key points: Australia's 215 largest-polluting facilities will be captured by the federal government's safeguard mechanism The Greens have secured amendments which will see all scope one Beetaloo Basin emissions offset The biggest player in the basin says similar rules have …

Northern Territory government denies Beetaloo Basin gas plans in doubt despite no federal support for offsets
2 years ago

Northern Territory government denies Beetaloo Basin gas plans in doubt despite no federal support for offsets

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No federal support is on the table for Territory Labor's promise to ensure that all Beetaloo Basin emissions are offset, as the territory cabinet weighs its decision on whether to allow full-scale fracking to go ahead. Key points: The federal government is not offering policy changes that will ensure Beetaloo emissions are offset, despite a promise by the territory government …

CSIRO under fire over 'nonsense' report on fracking offsets for Beetaloo Basin greenhouse gas emissions
2 years, 1 month ago

CSIRO under fire over 'nonsense' report on fracking offsets for Beetaloo Basin greenhouse gas emissions

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The CSIRO is defending a report on the prospect of offsetting massive new greenhouse gas emissions from developing the Beetaloo Basin, in the face of calls for the findings to be reviewed or thrown out. Key points: The report was published by a research arm of CSIRO that is partly funded by the gas industry An offsets integrity whistleblower says …

Offsetting Beetaloo Basin emissions would require unproven CCS technology, off-limits international credits, CSIRO finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Offsetting Beetaloo Basin emissions would require unproven CCS technology, off-limits international credits, CSIRO finds

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A report finding that carbon pollution from a new fracking industry in the Northern Territory could be offset relies on unproven technology and "wildly unrealistic" assumptions, according to one of Australia's most respected climate authorities. Key points: The report comes from a research arm of the CSIRO funded by the gas industry It finds that offsetting some greenhouse gas emissions …

Anti-fracking group launches Supreme Court action against the NT government's approval of Beetaloo Basin exploration plan
2 years, 1 month ago

Anti-fracking group launches Supreme Court action against the NT government's approval of Beetaloo Basin exploration plan

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An anti-fracking group has launched a Supreme Court action against the Northern Territory government's decision to approve a gas company's fracking plans in the Beetaloo Basin. Key points: NT Environment Minister Lauren Moss approved a plan by Tamboran Resources to frack 12 wells in the Beetaloo Basin as it explores for shale gas The company's environment plan included a breakdown …

NT chief minister says states, Commonwealth must help offset emissions to obtain Beetaloo Basin gas
2 years, 3 months ago

NT chief minister says states, Commonwealth must help offset emissions to obtain Beetaloo Basin gas

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The federal government and states with gas shortages will have to work with the Northern Territory on offsetting emissions if new supplies from the Beetaloo Basin are to be unlocked, Territory Labor says. Key points: A new report says an agreement to ensure all emissions from fracking the Beetaloo Basin are offset is "still being worked out" Labor has said …

Origin Energy quitting Beetaloo fracking project an 'indicator' of gas industry’s future, analyst says
2 years, 6 months ago

Origin Energy quitting Beetaloo fracking project an 'indicator' of gas industry’s future, analyst says

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Origin Energy's decision to withdraw from fracking the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin could be a sign of the gradual declining role of gas in Australia, says Tony Wood, energy program director at the Grattan Institute. Key points: Origin plans to sell its exploration interests in the Beetaloo Basin for $60 million Energy analyst Tony Wood says the decision is significant …

Tamboran Resources buys Origin Energy's Beetaloo Basin gas exploration stakes
2 years, 6 months ago

Tamboran Resources buys Origin Energy's Beetaloo Basin gas exploration stakes

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A company facing fines for refusing to front a senate committee investigating gas subsidies has overnight become the biggest player in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin. Key points: Tamboran Resources secured $195 million during its capital raise to buy Origin's permits The project is now heavily backed by American billionaire Bryan Sheffield Tamboran's CEO says he "couldn't disagree more" that …

Origin Energy backs out of investment into on-shore gas exploration in Beetaloo Basin
2 years, 6 months ago

Origin Energy backs out of investment into on-shore gas exploration in Beetaloo Basin

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Gas giant Origin Energy is abandoning plans to frack for gas in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin. Key points: Origin expects to record a non-cash post-tax loss of $70 to $90 million from its divestment The energy company has been exploring gas fields in the Beetaloo for eight years It will still receive "competitively priced gas supply" if development proceeds …

Beetaloo Basin stakeholders in the dark over Senate inquiry's final report examining fracking
2 years, 7 months ago

Beetaloo Basin stakeholders in the dark over Senate inquiry's final report examining fracking

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The outcome of a months-long Senate inquiry into a Northern Territory gas field has been left hanging in the balance following several delays and the commencement of a new federal parliament. Key points: A final report into gas exploration in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin was due to be handed down on Tuesday following delays Under a new parliament, the …

Fracking watchdog says NT still lacking federal government commitment on Beetaloo Basin emissions promise
2 years, 8 months ago

Fracking watchdog says NT still lacking federal government commitment on Beetaloo Basin emissions promise

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A Northern Territory government promise to ensure all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking the Beetaloo Basin will be offset is in doubt, according to a government-appointed policy watchdog. Key points: The promise was made by Territory Labor when it lifted the NT's moratorium on fracking in 2018 The watchdog says the NT needs the Commonwealth's support in order to fulfil …

Industry says gas from the Beetaloo Basin could solve Australia's energy crisis. Some energy analysts question that claim
2 years, 8 months ago

Industry says gas from the Beetaloo Basin could solve Australia's energy crisis. Some energy analysts question that claim

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The Northern Territory's remote Beetaloo Basin was former prime minister Scott Morrison's gas-led recovery poster child, and the plan to develop the region has been wholeheartedly backed by the Albanese government. Key points: The gas industry is arguing that the Beetaloo Basin should be developed to help end the energy crisis Analysts doubt its economics will stack up before the …

What do Labor's climate policies mean for the gas-led recovery and the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin?
2 years, 9 months ago

What do Labor's climate policies mean for the gas-led recovery and the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin?

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What happens when a gas-led recovery collides with a climate election? The party has kept a promise taken to the 2016 election to extend the federal "water trigger" to shale gas fracking — something the previous federal government was refusing to do. "It will certainly impose additional requirements that just don't exist under Northern Territory law," Kirsty Howey, co-director of …

Sweetpea gas company begins fracking exploration on Beetaloo Basin station
2 years, 9 months ago

Sweetpea gas company begins fracking exploration on Beetaloo Basin station

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A gas company has started exploratory work on a Northern Territory cattle property despite opposition from the station's pastoralists and some traditional owners against fracking. Key points: Sweetpea Petroleum starts gas exploration works on Tanumbirini Station Station owners and some traditional owners are opposed to fracking NT Civil and Administrative Tribunal forced pastoralists to allow access Gas company Sweetpea began …

NT government referred to ICAC over its handling of fracking research contract in Beetaloo Basin
2 years, 11 months ago

NT government referred to ICAC over its handling of fracking research contract in Beetaloo Basin

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The Northern Territory government has been referred to the anti-corruption watchdog over its handling of a research contract examining environmental risks of fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. Key points: The referral to ICAC alleges the Northern Territory government overlooked a local research team in favour of an interstate company Scientists from Charles Darwin University believed they would be awarded a …

NT and federal government sign off on funding deal to accelerate Beetaloo Basin gas production
2 years, 11 months ago

NT and federal government sign off on funding deal to accelerate Beetaloo Basin gas production

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The Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments have signed a major deal to further speed up fracking and increase energy supply from a giant underground gas field in the remote NT. Key points: The multi-million dollar deal aims to accelerate gas production Exploration is underway to frack the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin The NT government says commitments around greenhouse gas emissions …

Gas industry peak body tells Beetaloo Basin Senate inquiry fracking cannot happen without consent from traditional owners
3 years ago

Gas industry peak body tells Beetaloo Basin Senate inquiry fracking cannot happen without consent from traditional owners

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The chief executive of Australia's peak body for the oil and gas industry says no fracking will occur in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin without consent from affected traditional owners or pastoralists. Key points: Fracking the Northern Territory's gas-rich Beetaloo Basin was the subject of a Senate inquiry held in Darwin on Tuesday Traditional owners told the inquiry they have …

A Senate inquiry into the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin is sitting in Darwin today. Here's what it means
3 years ago

A Senate inquiry into the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin is sitting in Darwin today. Here's what it means

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More than 500 million years ago, long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a unique formation began developing in what is now the Northern Territory. It is mainly examining the Australian government's decision to hand out $50 million worth of grants to oil and gas companies looking to explore the gas-rich Beetaloo. Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt has said gas production …

NT cattle station owners take on fight against gas company Sweetpea Petroleum over Beetaloo Basin fracking concerns
3 years ago

NT cattle station owners take on fight against gas company Sweetpea Petroleum over Beetaloo Basin fracking concerns

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A legal fight is brewing between cattle producers and a mining company that is looking to explore for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin. Key points: Sweetpea Petroleum plans to explore for gas in the Beetaloo Basin, with the support of a federal government grant Local cattle station owners are fighting to stop the gas company from drilling on …

Beetaloo Basin fracking grants ruled invalid, 'legally unreasonable' in court challenge brought by environment groups
3 years, 3 months ago

Beetaloo Basin fracking grants ruled invalid, 'legally unreasonable' in court challenge brought by environment groups

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A judge has ruled a $21 million grant to speed up fracking in the Beetaloo Basin invalid because of the federal government's "unreasonable" move to quietly award the money while a court challenge was underway. Key points: The court found the government's move deprived the Environment Centre NT of its legal rights in the court challenge The grants were awarded …

Empire Energy wins full approval for more fracking in Beetaloo Basin as climate advocates slam NT government
3 years, 5 months ago

Empire Energy wins full approval for more fracking in Beetaloo Basin as climate advocates slam NT government

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The gas company at the centre of a legal challenge to a multi-million-dollar subsidy program for fracking in the Beetaloo Basin has won full environmental approval to start work. Key points: Empire Energy has received full approvals to start controversial drilling in the Beetaloo Basin Environment Minister Eva Lawler says the gas company met all the necessary requirements Climate advocates …

Fracking plans in Beetaloo Basin partially approved after gas company given $21 million
3 years, 6 months ago

Fracking plans in Beetaloo Basin partially approved after gas company given $21 million

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A gas company awarded millions of dollars in federal funding to speed up its fracking exploration in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin has said it will begin some works within days, despite a decision on final environmental approvals still pending. Key points: Empire Energy was awarded $21 million in government grants for exploration in the Beetaloo Basin The company's environmental …

NT Senator announces opposition to Coalition's $50 million Beetaloo fracking grants program
3 years, 7 months ago

NT Senator announces opposition to Coalition's $50 million Beetaloo fracking grants program

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Northern Territory Senator Malarndirri McCarthy says she is concerned by the "questionable" process behind the awarding of public grants to gas companies in the Beetaloo Basin and has urged her Labor colleagues to rethink their stance on the federal government program. Key points: Senator McCarthy wanted her party to vote with the Greens against a $50 million grants program A …

NT government quietly terminates $1.3 million contract for Beetaloo Basin fracking study
3 years, 11 months ago

NT government quietly terminates $1.3 million contract for Beetaloo Basin fracking study

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The Northern Territory government has quietly torn up a lucrative contract for key work required before full-scale fracking in the Beetaloo Basin can go ahead, putting a question mark over timelines for developing the gas-rich region. Key points: The NT government awarded the $1.3 million tender to a WA firm last July It was later rescinded because work wasn't completed …

Commonwealth tips another $173 million into Beetaloo Basin gas reserve, insists emissions targets on track
4 years, 2 months ago

Commonwealth tips another $173 million into Beetaloo Basin gas reserve, insists emissions targets on track

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The Federal Government is accelerating plans to develop a major gas basin in the Northern Territory, investing a further $173 million dollars into the Beetaloo Basin shale gas reserve. Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt today claimed the basin was "expected to be one of the best basins in the world for gas" and said the Government's continued financial support was …

Beetaloo Basin gas fracking wells to be challenged by new Aboriginal corporation in bid to protect environment
4 years, 6 months ago

Beetaloo Basin gas fracking wells to be challenged by new Aboriginal corporation in bid to protect environment

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In the middle of the Federal Government's planned "gas-led recovery", the future of the Beetaloo Basin is in doubt because traditional owners have decided they want to take over the power to negotiate with gas companies. Key points: The Beetaloo Basin has been designated as a strategic basin as part of the Federal Government's "gas-led recovery" Traditional owners vote to …

Beetaloo Basin: What do we know about the region at the heart of the NT fracking debate?
6 years, 11 months ago

Beetaloo Basin: What do we know about the region at the heart of the NT fracking debate?

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Love it or hate it, a decision on fracking in the Northern Territory appears imminent. After 15 months of research and community consultation, the Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing concluded the challenges and risks associated with any onshore shale gas industry in the NT could be "appropriately managed". Around 70 per cent of the Territory's prospective shale gas resources are …

NT Government told risks can be mitigated if fracking moratorium is lifted
7 years ago

NT Government told risks can be mitigated if fracking moratorium is lifted

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The Northern Territory Government is expected to soon decide if it will lift a fracking moratorium, after an 15-month inquiry concluded the risks associated with the industry could be managed. Key points: The NT hydraulic fracking inquiry has delivered a final report to the NT Government It will inform the Government's decision whether to lift a moratorium on the industry …

Fracking: NT Government should 'get on with the job' of lifting moratorium, Matt Canavan says
7 years, 3 months ago

Fracking: NT Government should 'get on with the job' of lifting moratorium, Matt Canavan says

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The Northern Territory should "get on with the job" of lifting its hydraulic fracturing moratorium now that it has a draft report on the industry which says the risks can be mitigated, says the Minister for Northern Australia. Northern Australia Minister Matt Canavan said on Wednesday that the sooner the onshore fracking industry could get going in the NT, the …

NT fracking debate: Farmers divided as environmental questions remain unanswered
7 years, 11 months ago

NT fracking debate: Farmers divided as environmental questions remain unanswered

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When Origin Energy approached Northern Territory pastoralist Rod Dunbar in 2014 with a request to build a test gas well on his property, he was deeply concerned. Origin's own environmental report assessing the risks of drilling test wells at several sites on the Beetaloo Basin, said fracking — the method of extracting the gas — could pose a risk of …

NT Government's proposed fracking system raises questions after amendment passes
8 years, 10 months ago

NT Government's proposed fracking system raises questions after amendment passes

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The Territory Government has agreed to introduce an independent inspector to scrutinise fracking licences in an attempt to garner support over its controversial plans. Key points: Proposal would see fracking companies show environmental risk is "acceptable" Existing hydraulic fracturing's future a key election issue Independent Gerry Wood says rules need to be "more prescriptive", advisory body needed Hydraulic fracturing already …

NT Environment Minister calls for fracking inquiry
11 years, 1 month ago

NT Environment Minister calls for fracking inquiry

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The Northern Territory's Environment Minister is recommending a government inquiry into the use of fracking in the oil and gas industry. "Hydraulic fracturing or fracking could be the key to unlocking huge economic benefits for the NT oil and gas industry," he said. "These community concerns have led me to recommend that this government commission an inquiry into the potential …

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