Latest Australian Energy Market News

Whitebark Energy has confirmed a substantial update to its prospective hydrocarbon resources in South Australia's Officer Basin, with an independent assessment revealing 4.3 trillion cubic feet of gas and 1.3 billion barrels of liquids across key permits.

Bounty Oil and Gas reported $1.09 million in oil revenue for FY 2025, boosted reserves to 313,000 barrels, and plans to double production with Surat Basin operations starting late 2025. Meanwhile, a Federal Court challenge looms over its Sydney Basin offshore permit.

Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) reports strong progress on its integrated vanadium project, moving closer to final feasibility and advancing its utility-scale battery storage system, Project Lumina.

Frontier Energy advances its strategic investor process with multiple proposals and prepares bids for the 2025 Capacity Investment Scheme tender, while progressing key development milestones for its Waroona Renewable Energy Project.

Lakes Blue Energy has secured $6.5 million in new capital and is set to begin drilling the Wombat-5 gas well, targeting near-term supply to Victoria’s east coast market. Meanwhile, its Nangwarry carbon dioxide project moves forward with a fully funded feasibility study.

Comet Ridge Limited has independently certified 51.8 PJ of 2P gas reserves and 118.5 PJ of 3P reserves at its 100% owned Mahalo East Project, significantly expanding its gas portfolio in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. This milestone advances the Mahalo Gas Hub’s potential as a key new gas supply region for Australia’s east coast.

3D Energi is gearing up to drill up to six exploration wells in the offshore Otway Basin, targeting a massive 9.2 trillion cubic feet of prospective gas resources. The entry of Korea National Oil Corporation into the joint venture adds strategic weight to this pivotal East Coast energy project.

Whitebark Energy has completed a crucial cultural heritage survey at its Alinya Project, paving the way for soil geochemistry testing aimed at unlocking hydrogen, helium, and hydrocarbons in one of Australia’s largest undrilled sub-salt structures.

Monadelphous Group Limited has secured over $100 million in new energy sector contracts, highlighted by a major project with Shell on the Crux platform off Western Australia and an extension with Origin Energy for LNG equipment supply.

3D Energi Limited has updated its prospective gas resource estimates in the Otway Basin, revealing a substantial 9.2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gross recoverable gas across 51 prospects. The company is gearing up for a multi-well drilling campaign in 2025 targeting near-term commercialisation opportunities to bolster East Coast energy security.

GenusPlus Group has secured a $105 million contract to design and build the Reeves Plains Battery Energy Storage System in South Australia, marking a strategic expansion into the renewables sector.

Strike Energy unveils a strategic pivot focusing on gas-fired power and upstream gas projects to underpin Western Australia’s energy transition and deliver shareholder value.