Some of the world’s biggest gas producers may look to the Northern Territory for their next big project after better-than-expected results from fracking in the Beetaloo Basin confirmed the commerciality of the resource, according to Tamboran Resources CEO Joel Riddle.

Mr Riddle said the results of the Shenandoah South well were good enough to fast-track a pilot project at the site, some 500 kilometres south-east of Darwin, with the aim of delivering gas to buyers in early 2026, depending on financing and approvals.