How U.S. know-how is fracking Australia into a gas boom, from Texas oilmen to Trump’s energy secretary
Fortune Jordan Blum
American oilmen and U.S. shale firms helped Tamboran Resources and Daly Waters Energy restart fracking in Australia’s Beetaloo Basin, leading to the basin’s first commercial natural gas deliveries to the Northern Territory.
Why it matters
Texas wildcatters, oilfield services giants, and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright helped Australia's Beetaloo Basin deliver its first commercial gas. The hard part is still ahead.