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Oil & Gas Fields in Australia
Australia has 90 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 16th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 52 operating and 32 under construction or proposed. The largest is North West Shelf (gas, offshore).
The largest owner-operators are Woodside Energy Ltd (19), Santos Ltd (13) and Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (12) — Woodside Energy Ltd alone is named on 21% of them. Half of Australia's oil & gas fields in service predate 2013 (median commissioning year of the 38 with a known date), 16 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Mereenie Oil and Gas Field (Northern Territory, Australia), dating from 1963. 32 are in the pipeline, led by Pyrenees Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia), proposed. They account for 7% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Australia.
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Largest oil & gas fields in Australia
- North West Shelf (gas, offshore)1984
- Gorgon (gas, offshore)2016
- Ichthys (gas, offshore)2018
- Fairview Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
- Persephone Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)2017
- Perseus Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)2013
- Woleebee Creek-Ross-Kathleen-Cam-Mamdal Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
- Macedon Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)2013
- Combabula Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)2014
- Broadwater, Harry, Glendower Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
- Arcadia Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
- Pyrenees Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)1993 · proposed
- Condabri Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
- Reedy Creek Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
- Berwyndale/ Berwyndale South Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)2006
- Marlin Oil and Gas Field (Victoria, Australia)1969
- Polaris, Acrux, Cassio (QGC) Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
- Atlas Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)2019
- Clifford East Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
- Pine Hills Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
- Snapper Oil and Gas Field (Victoria, Australia)1981
- Turrum Oil and Gas Field (Victoria, Australia)2013
- Ichthys Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)2018
- Mereenie Oil and Gas Field (Northern Territory, Australia)1963
- Yellowbank (Denison) Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
- Plainview Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)
Who owns Australia's oil & gas fields
- Woodside Energy Ltd19 21%
- Santos Ltd13 14%
- Chevron Australia Pty Ltd12 13%
- BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd10 11%
- Shell Australia Pty Ltd10 11%
- Australia Pacific LNG9 10%
- Origin Energy Ltd8 9%
- China Petrochemical Corp7 8%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s2
- 1970s1
- 1980s3
- 1990s4
- 2000s6
- 2010s17
- 2020s5
Median commissioning year 2013 · oldest Mereenie Oil and Gas Field (Northern Territory, Australia) (1963) · newest Barossa Gas and Condensate Field (Northern Territory, Australia) (2025) · 38 of 90 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Pyrenees Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)1993 · proposed
- Antiope Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)2024 · proposed
- Brady Oil Field (Western Australia, Australia)2024 · proposed
- Brees Oil Field (Western Australia, Australia)2024 · proposed
- Chamois Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)2000 · proposed
- Chester Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)2010 · proposed
- Coaster Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)1999 · proposed
- Crux Gas and Condensate Field (Western Australia, Australia)2022 · proposed
- Currajong Oil Field (Western Australia, Australia)2021 · proposed
- Dalwogan Gas Field (Queensland, Australia)2023 · proposed
- Dorado Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)2018 · proposed
- Eaglehawk Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)1972 · proposed
How Australia compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 13. Poland115
- 14. Iran111
- 15. Venezuela104
- 16. Australia90
- 17. Egypt79
- 18. Ecuador76
- 19. Angola74
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Australia?
- OverWatts maps 90 oil & gas fields in Australia — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 16th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Australia?
- North West Shelf (gas, offshore), operated by Woodside.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Australia?
- Woodside Energy Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 19 of 90 (21%). Next are Santos Ltd (13), Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (12) and BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd (10).
- How old are Australia's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 2013, across the 38 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Mereenie Oil and Gas Field (Northern Territory, Australia) (1963); 16 came online in the past ten years.
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Australia?
- 32 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Pyrenees Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia), Antiope Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia) and Brady Oil Field (Western Australia, Australia).