An oil and gas company planning to expand the NT's on-shore shale gas industry could bring an influx of workers to the tiny highway town, where locals fear for their quality of life, water, and Indigenous sacred sites.
Nor has the media, despite hundreds of news and magazine articles, award-winning podcasts, and a documentary now circulating.
Imperial Oil and Gas, a subsidiary of Empire Energy, has proposals to drill six exploration wells on the edge of the town to tap into the Northern Territory's gas-rich Beetaloo Basin. The company has produced a detailed environment management plan , which is being assessed by the NT government.
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