The Latest Breaking News from Beetaloo Basin

Activists launch legal challenge to Beetaloo fracking

Activists in Central Australia will ask the Supreme Court to review the NT government's decision to approve fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.

AAP · Feb 7, 2023

Northern Territory faces legal challenge over approval of Tamboran drilling and fracking in Beetaloo basin

Central Australian Frack Free Alliance argues NT environment minister failed to properly consider Tamboran project’s impact

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023

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

Natasha Fyles says the federal government and states with gas shortages must work with the Northern Territory if new supplies from the Beetaloo Basin are to be unlocked and all carbon emissions offset as promised.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

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

Tamboran Resources has overnight become the biggest player in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is walking away from the Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is not over

What a difference six months makes. Before the federal election, the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory was to have spearheaded Australia’s “gas-led recovery”. But Origin Energy this week announced it would sell its share of the basin project ahead of a wider exit from new gas ventures.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2022

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

Origin Energy's decision to back out of plans to frack for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin could be an early indicator of "fossil fuels falling away", according to an energy analyst.

ABC News · Sep 19, 2022

Origin Energy to quit Beetaloo gas project but green groups warn environmental threat remains

Sale will come at a loss but distance company from both environmental controversy and Russian oligarch

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2022

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

Origin Energy will divest its stake in gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin entirely in a major shift, as it focuses on a "refreshed strategy" to "grow cleaner energy and customer solutions".

ABC News · Sep 19, 2022

Origin exits Beetaloo for up to $90m loss

Origin Energy has offloaded its stake in the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin for a loss of up to $90 million, but it doesn't spell the end of controversial development.

AAP · Sep 19, 2022

NT Labor members at odds with government after call to ban fracking in Beetaloo Basin

Northern Territory party conference passes string of motions urging a ban on fracking and an end to gas industry subsidies

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2022