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Empire Energy’s Carpentaria gas processing plant is awaiting installation at site in the Northern Territory’s massive Beetaloo Gas Basin.

Spotlight on Empire as first NT gas production looms

Empire Energy is vying to become the first gas producer in NT’s Beetaloo Basin in what is shaping up to be a high-stakes moment for Australia’s energy future.

  • James Pearson

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Empire Energy’s Carpentaria project is well advanced, with the recent completion of the company’s longest horizontal well drilled at the project to date showing strong gas flows.

Empire hits strong gas flow in big new well in Gulf of Carpentaria

Empire Energy completes 3310m C-5H horizontal well into Velkerri-B shale at its Beetaloo project in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria, obtaining a strong gas flow.

  • Doug Bright
Empire Energy Group recently arranged for traditional owners to conduct a smoking ceremony at the company’s Carpentaria-5H well site.

Macquarie backs Empire Beetaloo gas vision with $65M

Macquarie has signed onto Empire Energy’s vision to be the first to develop gas from the NT’s onshore Beetaloo basin with a $65m debt funding package.

  • Craig Nolan
The Ensign #965 rig at Empire Energy’s proposed Carpentaria-5H drill site in the Northern Territories.

Empire gets environmental thumbs up to drill NT gas wells

Empire Energy is a step closer to selling gas to the NT Government after picking up environmental approval to kick off a nine-well gas drilling program.

  • James Pearson
Empire Energy Group managing director Alex Underwood, left, says the company is on track to become the first gas producer from the Beetaloo Basin.

Empire strikes with first Beetaloo gas sales agreement

Empire Energy Group is a step closer to becoming the first gas producer from the Beetaloo Basin after securing a 10-year supply deal with the NT Government.

  • James Pearson
Empire Energy Group is raising $46.8 million to fuel the exploration of its Carpentaria pilot project in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Sub-basin.

US heavyweights pile into $46.8m Empire cash raise

Empire Energy Group says it has received commitments to raise $46.8 million from new and existing institutional shareholders, including two US heavyweights.

  • Craig Nolan
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Empire Energy’s Carpentaria 2H well flaring gas in the Northern Territory’s onshore Beetaloo Sub-Basin.

Empire cashes out of US assets to focus on Beetaloo gas production

Empire Energy will pay down its US debt to Macquarie and put a bit over A$3m in the tin to chase gas in the NT’s Beetaloo basin after offloading its US oil and gas assets.

  • Andrew Duffy
Empire Energy Managing Director Alex Underwood is in the vanguard of oil and gas men seeking to prove up the massive opportunity presented by the Northern Territory’s onshore Beetaloo gas basin.

Empire leading the charge in Beetaloo gas revolution

The NT’s onshore Beetaloo basin is thought to be harbouring almost biblical-scale gas deposits and ASX-listed Empire Energy is in the vanguard of those seeking to prove its commercial viability.

  • Matt Birney
The Beetaloo is one of the gas fields the government plans to further develop as part of its planned “gas-led recovery” from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate inquiry questions federal funding for Beetaloo gas drilling

The federal government’s $50 million grant program for gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin should be reviewed immediately, a Greens and Labor-dominated Senate inquiry has found.

  • Mike Foley
Tang Yan Tian Michael is subject to an outstanding arrest warrant for alleged insider dealing according to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission

Misleading, deceptive, cronyism: Wild claims fly in corporate fight

A little-known resources company is trying to replace almost the whole board of junior oil and gas firm Empire Energy.

  • Nick Bonyhady

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