Australian Government Offers 27 Areas for Oil, Gas Exploration
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The Australian government offered 27 areas for oil and gas exploration off the coasts of the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said.
“There is a high probability of major new petroleum discoveries in Australian waters, with a large number of sedimentary basins still to be explored,” Ferguson said in speech notes for a conference delivered today in Adelaide.