Overview
- Beetaloo Energy received Beneficial Use of Gas approval from the Northern Territory, clearing the final regulatory step to sell appraisal gas and begin pilot production.
- A government sales agreement was signed, with reporting describing a baseline 25 terajoules per day for up to 10 years and potential to lift to about 35 TJ/day.
- The company says first gas for the Territory is envisaged from mid‑2026, redirecting volumes that would have been flared into the local market.
- Beetaloo says the approval unlocked a $30 million Macquarie credit facility and enabled civil works for the Carpentaria gas plant acquired from AGL.
- Officials highlighted this as the first BUG approval on Aboriginal Freehold land with Traditional Owner backing, while Environment Centre NT opposed the deal over water‑risk concerns and contract terms remain confidential.