Retention Licence Granted at Carpentaria Project
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Beetaloo Energy Australia Limited T +61 2 9251 1846
ABN 29 002 148 361 info@beetalooenergy.com
Level 17, 15 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
GRANT OF RETENTION LICENCE 11 AT CARPENTARIA
9 November 2026
• The Northern Territory Department of Mining and Energy (“DME”) has, in accordance
with section 34 of the Petroleum Act 1984 (NT) (“Petroleum Act”), granted Retention
Licence 11 (“RL11”) over the Carpentaria unconventional shale gas fairway
• The Carpentaria unconventional shale gas fairway contains discovered gas of 1,739
petajoules of best estimate (2C) Contingent Resources and 3,542 petajoules of best
estimate (2U) Prospective Resources1
• RL11 secures the discovery, holding tenure while development potential is evaluated, and
provides a pathway to a Production Licence under the Petroleum Act
• RL11 may be renewed in successive five-year terms while commercial viability is being
established, with the aim of supporting a future development decision
• Approval, consent and agreement for the sale and beneficial use of appraisal gas under
the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) apply over RL11
• Beneficial Use of Gas (“BUG”) approval, previously held over that part of Exploration
Permit 187 covering the Carpentaria Pilot Project, has also been obtained over RL11,
allowing appraisal gas to be sold or otherwise beneficially used
“The grant of RL11 is a significant milestone for Beetaloo Energy. It secures our tenure over
the Carpentaria gas discovery area, held in our own right while we evaluate the stacked
shales of the Velkerri Formation and determine the optimal approach to full-field
development. This gives our stakeholders confidence that gas can flow from the Carpentaria
Gas Plant under our 10-year Gas Sales Agreement with the Northern Territory Government,
with the cash flow generated funding continued appraisal.
This same security of tenure underpins our Beetaloo Digital initiative, allowing us to explore
long-term offtake discussions with potential counterparties. We look forward to advancing
Carpentaria along the pathway to a Production Licence.”
Alex Underwood, Managing Director
1. BTL announcement 29 May 2023 – Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. Contingent and Prospective Resources
Beetaloo Energy Australia Limited www.beetalooenergy.com 2
GRANT OF RETENTION LICENCE 11
Beetaloo Energy Australia Limited (ASX: BTL) (“Beetaloo Energy” or “the Company”) advises that the
NT Department of Mining and Energy (“DME”) has, in accordance with section 34 of the Petroleum
Act, granted the 605 km2
Retention Licence 11 (“RL11”) over the Carpentaria unconventional shale gas
fairway. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Imperial Oil & Gas Pty Ltd (“Imperial”), has accepted
the grant of RL11. RL11 has been excised from Exploration Permit 187 (“EP187”), the remainder of
which will continue to be held as an Exploration Permit.
The grant of RL11 provides the Company with secure tenure over the Carpentaria gas discovery area,
which includes the Carpentaria Pilot Project, and supports the continued appraisal of the stacked
shales of the Velkerri Formation. RL11 also underpins operation of the Carpentaria Gas Plant and the
sale of appraisal gas under the Company’s 10-year Gas Sales Agreement with the Northern Territory
Government2
.
Critically, RL11 means the Company holds the Carpentaria gas discovery area in its own right.
Whereas an Exploration Permit exists to search for petroleum, a Retention Licence exists to hold and
evaluate a confirmed discovery that is not yet sanctioned for full-field commercial development.
Figure 1: RL11 (shaded) within EP187
2. BTL announcement 26 July 2024 – Binding Gas Sales Agreement with NT Government
Beetaloo Energy Australia Limited www.beetalooenergy.com 3
BENEFICIAL USE OF APPRAISAL GAS
The approval, consent and agreement under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
(Cth) for the sale or other beneficial use of petroleum recovered on an appraisal basis were obtained
by agreement with the Northern Land Council, acting on behalf of the traditional Aboriginal owners
of the relevant land, and remain in force.
The Beneficial Use of Gas (“BUG”) approval previously held over that part of EP187 covering the
Carpentaria Pilot Project has also been obtained for RL11 under section 57AAA of the Petroleum Act,
allowing petroleum recovered on an appraisal basis to be sold or otherwise beneficially used.
In summary, the Company holds the approvals required for the sale or other beneficial use of
appraisal gas recovered from RL11, which were previously held under EP187.
ABOUT BEETALOO ENERGY
Beetaloo Energy holds 28.9 million acres of highly prospective exploration tenements in the McArthur
Basin and Beetaloo Sub-basins, Northern Territory. Work undertaken by the Company since 2010
demonstrates that the Eastern depositional Trough of the McArthur Basin, of which the Company
holds around 80%, has enormous conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon potential. The
Beetaloo Basin, in which Beetaloo Energy holds a substantial position, has world-class hydrocarbon
volumes in place and a ramp up in industry activity to appraise substantial discoveries already made
by major Australian oil and gas operators is ongoing.
This ASX release has been authorised by the Managing Director, Alex Underwood
Registered Office Beetaloo Energy Australia Limited
Level 17, 15 Castlereagh Street ABN 29 002 148 361
Sydney NSW 2000
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