Energy Commodities

Information about energy commodities in the Northern Territory.

The Northern Territory hosts a diverse range of energy commodities and petroleum systems, with substantial resources of shale gas and conventional oil and gas, and emerging opportunities for carbon capture and storage, geothermal energy, and naturally occurring hydrogen and helium.

The links below provide further information on the Territory’s major energy commodities and onshore petroleum industry activity, including production, resources, exploration and appraisal, geological prospectivity, and regulatory frameworks, together with links to detailed basin inventories and supporting geological information.

Last updated:

07 July 2026

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