Environment Centre NT’s emergency bid rejected by NT tribunal.

Tamboran Resources believes it has deflected an activist group's efforts to proceed with fracking at the Shenandoah South project in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin. The NT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NTCAT) today heard an emergency application by the Environment Centre NT (ECNT) but did not make a ruling.

Tamboran's long-heralded Shenandoah South Pilot Project, a shale gas development in the Beetaloo Basin, has recently received Major Project Status from the NT government, reflecting its potential role in energy security. 

The project includes plans for a proposed LNG export terminal at Darwin's Middle Arm precinct, which is expected to address east coast gas shortfalls and contribute to local energy supplies. The development is projected to create thousands of jobs and provide an economic boost to the NT.

The ECNT sought an urgent hearing, citing new evidence related to Tamboran's fracking timeline. However, the NTCAT President ruled against issuing any orders at the emergency hearing on Friday.  

"The ECNT asserted that Tamboran's Public Announcement dated 13 November 2024 was somehow relevant to the Stay Application heard on 5 November 2024," a Tamboran spokesperson said.  

"The Public Announcement provided an updated timeline as it relates to Tamboran's stimulation Campaign planned to Commence in 1Q 2025. We must refrain from further comments whilst the President of the Tribunal is making a determination on the Stay Application."

 "Tamboran has full confidence in our environmental management plan and the NT Government's approval processes that are all based on the Pepper Inquiry recommendations," the spokesperson added.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for ECNT stated that the group would withhold further comment until the Tribunal reaches a decision on the stay application. 

The Tribunal has not yet made a decision on the stay application,' the company said in a statement to Energy News Bulletin.

Source: Energy News Bulletin

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