Australia Opens First Shale Gas Wells to Feed Data Center Power Demands

Australia’s Northern Territory has started commercial production from the nation’s first shale gas wells. Natural gas from Tamboran Resources Corp.’s Shenandoah South project is set to begin flowing into the territory's network on Tuesday. The Beetaloo Basin holds one of the country’s largest onshore gas reserves and is forecast to generate more than A$17B ($12.2B) in economic value over the next two decades. The expansion is triggering a debate between the sparsely populated region and the federal government over whether fossil fuels should be used to power a wave of data centers.