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The Energy Club NT is committed to fostering collaboration that contributes to the development of industry. We are pleased to share that through our partnership with the Industry Capability Network NT we have formed a strategic alliance to assist in the promotion of industry and profiling local business.

Below are the current opportunities in the Northern Territory's' Energy Industry - From here you will be linked directly through to the ICN gateway.

SunCable – Australia-Asia PowerLink

AAPowerLink is a more than AUD $40 billion renewable energy infrastructure project designed to deliver up to 4GW of 24/7 green electricity to industrial customers in Darwin, while exporting an additional 2GW to Singapore via a 4,300km subsea cable through Indonesian waters.

The project will position the Northern Territory as a globally attractive destination for future industries and manufacturing, with the Australian component centred on an integrated renewable energy zone at Powell Creek and an 800km overhead transmission line to Darwin, generally aligned with the Alice Springs to Darwin Railway Corridor. It is expected to generate approximately AUD $8 billion in investment and create up to 14,300 direct and indirect jobs during construction, with more than 350 permanent roles once operational.

The Singapore portion will provide up to 10% of the country's electricity needs, enhancing energy security through grid diversification and regional collaboration. The project is anticipated to have an operating life exceeding 70 years.

ENI – General Overview

ENI began its operations in Australia in 2000, as part of its strategy to expand in the region. In Australia, Eni owns and operates the Blacktip gas field, which supplies gas to the Northern Territory for power generation and industrial applications. Offshore gas production from Blacktip began in 2009, with the gas transported via a pipeline to the Yelcherr Gas Plant (YGP), located around 12km from Wadeye, where it is processed and then transported through the Bonaparte Gap Pipeline into the NT gas pipeline network.

Eni also holds two offshore retention leases in northern Australia containing the undeveloped gas discoveries of Verus and Blackwood located around 330 km north of Darwin.

In the first quarter of 2024, Eni acquired Neptune Energy, the previous operator of the Petrel field, and became a joint titleholder of the two adjoining retention leases NT/RL1 and WA-6-R containing the undeveloped Petrel gas field. The Petrel gas field is situated approximately 260km west-southwest of Darwin (NT) and about 170km offshore from the Western Australia coast

Additionally, in 2021, Eni established Eni New Energy Australia as a standalone company, under Plenitude, with a focus on investing in renewable energy production. Eni has three large scale solar plants in the Northern Territory with an installed capacity of about 59 MW.

In Timor-Leste, Eni holds a 40% interest in the Kitan Oil Project, and a non-operated interest in both the offshore Bayu-Undan Project in Timor-Leste waters and the Darwin LNG facility, which, up until late 2023, processed gas from the Bayu-Undan fields.

Since December 2023, Eni has operated the new exploration production sharing contract (PSC) TL-SO-22-23 offshore in Timor-Leste waters.

Currently, Eni employs over 100 people across offices in Perth, Darwin, YGP, and in Dili, Timor-Leste."

ENI - Bonaparte Gulf Gas Project

The Bonaparte Gulf Gas project is a gas field in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf offshore northern Australia. It involves extracting natural gas and associated liquid hydrocarbons from the field to a riser platform and then transporting them to shore, where they are connected to existing processing facilities.

Santos Bayu-Undan Carbon Capture and Storage

The Bayu-Undan Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project targets the capture of up to 10 Mtpa of CO2 at a Darwin hub - initially from the Darwin LNG facility (DLNG), with potential future expansion to proximal 3rd party. Captured CO2 will be transported to, and stored in, the offshore Bayu-Undan reservoir (in Timor Leste waters).

The Project will require additions and modifications to the DLNG facility, which is proposed as the foundation for a CO2 processing hub, as well as the repurposing of the Bayu-Undan to Darwin Gas Export Pipeline (GEP), the offshore processing facility and the facility wells for reinjection of the processed CO2.

Santos says Bayu-Undan CCS project enters FEED phase

Beetaloo Energy Australia Limited - Northern Territory

Beetaloo Energy Australia Limited (Beetaloo Energy) is an Australian oil and gas company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:BTL). Beetaloo Energy, with its wholly owned subsidiaries, Imperial Oil & Gas Pty Ltd (Imperial) and Imperial Oil & Gas A Pty Ltd (Imperial A), own and operate exploration permits across the McArthur Basin and the Beetaloo Sub-basin (Beetaloo).

Imperial has carried out two seismic programs and drilled four wells in the Beetaloo, including Carpentaria-3H, the longest horizontal section of any well onshore Australia. Following encouraging flow testing results, Imperial is now proposing to move into the appraisal stage of its petroleum exploration through the Carpentaria Pilot Project.

Beetaloo Energy is proud of its role in the exploration and appraisal of the world-class Beetaloo and, together with the exploration undertaken on the exploration permits Imperial A acquired from Pangaea (NT) Pty Ltd, has invested ~$200m in the Northern Territory to explore and appraise the Beetaloo. This investment has contributed to generating economic opportunities for the regions, traditional owners and all Territorians. Beetaloo Energy has established strong connections with businesses and communities in the Northern Territory and is working hard to progress further opportunities from the Carpentaria Pilot Project.

Beetaloo Energy has established strong connections with businesses and communities in the Northern Territory and is working hard to progress further opportunities as the project activity continues.

Tamboran Resources - Northern Territory Operations

Tamboran Resources Corporation (Tamboran) is a publicly listed and traded natural gas company committed to supporting the successful transition into a net-zero carbon future within the Australian and Asia-Pacific region. The company focuses its operations within the development of its low-CO2, unconventional natural gas resources, particularly within the Beetaloo Basin of the Northern Territory of Australia. Tamboran aims to provide a clean, reliable energy by harnessing shale and tight gas reserves while adhering to high environmental and sustainability standards which contribute to both Australia's energy security and the global transition to cleaner energy sources.

As of 2025, Tamboran, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sweetpea Petroleum Pty Ltd (Sweetpea), hold 100% working interest and is the operator of petroleum exploration permits EP136 & EP143 within the Beetaloo Sub-basin located within the Northern Territory. Sweetpea also has EP(A)197 under application, while Tamboran Resources Pty Ltd (wholly owned by Tamboran) also holds a non-operating 25% working interest in EP161, currently operated by Santos Ltd.

In addition to this, Tamboran along with its Joint Venture partners expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Origin Energy Limited's shareholding in Origin Energy B2 Pty Ltd (now Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd) in late 2022, which holds, among other assets, a 77.5% working interest in EP76, EP98 and EP117 within the Beetaloo Basin. This acquisition further strengthens the company's position within the Beetaloo Basin, enhanced its capacity to develop low-CO2 unconventional gas resources.

Tamboran continues its exploration efforts with the aim of unlocking and commercializing the vast gas potential from its assets within the Beetaloo Basin, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter in its pursuit of developing this high potential resource.

Australia-Asia PowerLink

SunCable is proposing to build a renewable energy transmission system called the Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink); one of the world’s largest solar farm and battery systems, to be located in the Barkly Region of the Northern Territory, with a 5,000 km transmission system to supply Darwin and Singapore with reliable, competitively priced, dispatchable, high volume renewable electricity.

The AAPowerLink will integrate three technologies:

● The world’s largest solar farm

● The world’s largest battery

● A 5,000 km high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system both onshore and offshore

Renewable electricity will be generated by a 17-23 GWp solar farm and 36-42 GWh battery energy storage located near Elliott, NT. The electricity generated at the Solar and Storage facility will be transmitted through 800km of high voltage direct current overhead transmission lines to greater Darwin, then via a 4,200km undersea (HVDC) transmission network to Singapore.

The project is currently in the development phase, undertaking detailed design, planning and strategy work that will lead to financial close in Q4, 2023.

Construction is scheduled to begin in 2024, with electricity provided to the NT in 2026 and Singapore in 2027.

Santos Barossa Offshore Project

Barossa is an offshore gas and light condensate project being progressed by the Barossa Joint Venture comprising Santos Offshore Pty Ltd (Santos) as Operator and SK E&S Australia Pty Ltd. A Final Investment Decision to go-ahead with the Project has now been made.

The project will provide a new source of gas to the existing Darwin LNG facility, subject to suitable commercial arrangements being put in place. It will backfill the facility once the existing offshore gas supply from the Bayu-Undan offshore field has been exhausted.

Associated Opportunities:

Barossa FPSO Services (BW Offshore)

CM-409-03 Towing of FPSO from Singapore to Australia

CM-409-04 ROV Vessel for FPSO Hook-up

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