Essington-1 Natural Gas Exploration Well
Sector: Natural Gas • Location: Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia
Source: The Standard | Warrnambool, VIC
A drilling operation off the coast of Port Campbell led by ConocoPhillips Australia has made a new natural gas discovery in the Otway Basin. The Essington-1 well is located about 53 kilometres offshore from Port Campbell and 12 kilometres from existing gas production wells. The project involves drilling exploration wells to assess potential gas supply for the domestic market amid looming shortages
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Natural Gas
- Location
- Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Standard | Warrnambool, VIC
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Original status | under exploration |
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A drilling operation off the coast of Port Campbell led by ConocoPhillips Australia has made a new natural gas discovery in the Otway Basin. The Essington-1 well is located about 53 kilometres offshore from Port Campbell and 12 kilometres from existing gas production wells. The project involves drilling exploration wells to assess potential gas supply for the domestic market amid looming shortages. |
Original sector | Energy |
Location
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
City | Port Campbell |
Source
Source | The Standard | Warrnambool, VIC |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Natural Gas |
Article published date | 2025-11-19 |
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