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Formentera and INPEX Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Development of Australia’s Beetaloo Shale Resources
AUSTIN, Texas, March 27, 2026--Formentera Partners and INPEX announce a joint venture to develop Beetaloo Basin natural gas for Australia's domestic market and Asian LNG exports.
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