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Australia’s Beetaloo Shale Gas Could Power Northern Territory AI Data Centers

Bloomberg Markets Monday 31 August 2026, 23:38 UTC By Keira Wright 1 min read
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Australia’s Northern Territory started commercial production from the nation’s first shale gas wells, as the sparsely populated region bets on the fossil fuel to power a wave of new data centers.

Australia’s Northern Territory started commercial production from the nation’s first shale gas wells, as the sparsely populated region bets on the fossil fuel to power a wave of new data centers.
Australia (LOCATION) Beetaloo Shale Gas (ORG) Northern Territory (LOCATION)
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