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News Release: ConocoPhillips Announces Natural Gas Discovery in the Otway Basin

17 November 2025

drilling rig and support vessel out in the ocean

ConocoPhillips Australia today announced a natural gas discovery in the Otway Basin (VIC/P79). Initial results from the Essington-1 well have detected the presence of natural gas in the two target reservoirs, Waarre A and Waarre C.