Australian
Domestic Gas Outlook 2026

Denison is a gas production and exploration company focused on both efficiently increasing its existing conventional gas production and developing the significant unconventional resources within its Denison Trough tenement areas in Queensland. Since April 2019, Denison has operated 14 conventional gas fields, 2 gas processing facilities, 4 additional gas compression facilities and a 324-kilometre gas pipeline network connected to the open-access Eastern Australian gas transmission system. Over the last five years, Denison has focused on bringing additional 2P conventional gas reserves into production, fill its available gas processing capacity, meet its executed gas sales agreements through to 2026, and to explore to find new horizons and significantly increase reserves. Denison is also focused on the development of its contingent CSG and Deep Tight Gas resources to position itself to become a significant independent producer into the East Australian gas market.

Tamboran Resources Corporation is a public company with a vision of supporting the net zero energy transition in Australia and Asia-Pacific through developing natural gas resources in the Northern Territory.

Holding premium acreage in the highly prospective Beetaloo basin, Tamboran is strategically positioned to commercialise these resources to address a forecast domestic energy shortfall in the Northern Territory and Australian East Coast market.

Tamboran is headquartered in Sydney with a global management team leveraging a significant depth of experience in the successful commercialisation of unconventional gas throughout North America.

Omega Oil and Gas Limited (ASX: OMA) is a dynamic Australian exploration company led by a small but highly experienced team focused on unlocking the vast gas potential in the Taroom Trough in Queensland’s Southern Bowen Basin. Backed by prominent resource investors, Omega is uniquely positioned to become a significant part of Australia’s future energy supply. 

Listed on the ASX in late 2022, and anticipating today’s gas supply crunch, Omega’s strategy has already confirmed the enormous potential of its acreage by rapidly and efficiently drilling two successful vertical wells followed by a pioneering, deep, extended reach horizontal section. With a vision to supply the long-term demand of the Australian East Coast gas market and potentially supply into the Gladstone LNG export terminals, Omega is well positioned to become a vital part of shaping Australia’s energy landscape. 

By combining proven technical and operational expertise, a clear commercial pathway, and with the support of blue-chip investors, Omega is rapidly becoming a key contributor to Australia’s energy future.

For over 140 years, ExxonMobil Australia has played a critical role in powering the nation’s energy needs. As a leading producer of natural gas, we have supplied reliable, affordable, and lower-emission energy to Australian homes, businesses, and industries for decades.

Through our operations in Bass Strait and our partnership in the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture, ExxonMobil Australia remains committed to delivering domestic gas to support Australia’s energy security and economic growth. We continue to invest in innovative technologies and responsible energy solutions to meet the evolving needs of Australian consumers while contributing to a lower-carbon future.

Backed by the global expertise of ExxonMobil, we bring world-class operational excellence, safety standards, and environmental stewardship to every aspect of our business. Our focus is on providing sustainable energy solutions that balance economic prosperity with environmental responsibility, ensuring a reliable energy future for Australia.

Coolibah Pty Ltd is an energy communications and issues management consultancy based in Sydney, Australia. It provides advisory services to government, industry associations, management consultancies and companies engaged in a wide range of energy activities and services.

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Energy is a thought-leading, technology-neutral magazine, developed to help the industry answer some of the critical questions it is currently grappling with. We look at the policies and politics affecting the industry; but we always place the emphasis on outcomes rather than political point-scoring. We are committed to helping the industry move forward and solve the energy trilemma – establishing new forms of energy that are reliable, affordable and clean – without over-emphasising the role governments will play in finding the solution.

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Energy Today provides a positive platform for the petroleum, gas, and future fuels industries, allowing in-depth coverage into new projects, integrity and maintenance, technology, and people who power this great sector.

For more than 20 years, Energy Source & Distribution magazine has been the voice of Australia’s electricity generation, transmission and distribution industry. Its website esdnews.com.au keeps executives, managers, engineers, policy development bodies, research and training institutions, manufacturers, suppliers and more, informed 24/7.

In both print and online, Energy Source & Distribution offers the latest energy news and profiles the power players, product launches, industry trends and major projects that keep the sector moving at an unprecedented rate.

Utility is the title of choice for decision makers at all levels of water and energy utilities, as well as other major players like consulting engineers and first-tier contractors. Utility is integrated across print and online, and explores the biggest news and issues across the utility industry. It is Australia’s only dedicated utility magazine, and covers all areas of the utility sector, including water and sewer, gas, electricity, communications and the NBN.

The Australian Pipeliner is the official magazine of the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) and the leading media brand for the sector.

The publication covers everything from upstream gas exploration and facilities, to construction and maintenance of hydrocarbon transmission pipelines and water pipelines. With mature readership lists developed over several decades, excellent brand recognition in the industry and a strong reputation for producing high-quality original content, The Australian Pipeliner has unparalleled access to key decision-makers in the upstream and midstream sectors.