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Empire Energy has announced the completion of the acquisition of Pangaea and EMG Northern Territory Holdings 100% interests in EP167, EP168, EP169, EP198 and EP305, located onshore in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Sub-basin.
According to court documents, it will be alleged that the minister failed to ensure the expenditure was a “proper” use of money and “efficient, effective, economical and ethical”, as required under public governance laws.
The case will argue the minister failed to consider the potential increased risk of climate change if the Beetaloo Basin is opened up to gas companies. It also argues the minister failed to examine the risk of publicly-funding gas projects, when the world is reducing fossil fuel use.
ECNT co-director Dr Kirsty Howey said the groups wanted to see “taxpayers money used wisely and with all the consequences being fully considered”.
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Empire Energy Group Ltd (ASX:EEG) $21 million Beetaloo Drilling Grants Approved
$21 million Beetaloo Drilling Grants ApprovedSydney, July 8, 2021 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Empire Energy Group Ltd (
Highlights:
- The Federal Government has approved up to $21 million in grant funding to Empire under the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program
- The funding will support the drilling and flow testing of up to 3 fracture stimulated horizontal appraisal wells in Empire s 100% owned EP187 tenement, additional seismic acquisition and other associated costs
- Empire s planning for its first fracture stimulated horizontal appraisal well later this year is well advanced and fully funded
- Empire expects to commence drilling its first horizontal appraisal well, which will benefit from the grant funding, in Q4 this year (subject to NT Government approvals which are well advanced)