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Victorian government finally grants Lakes Wombat 5 drilling consent

Critical step for planned appraisal program in July 2025

Colin Sandell-Hay

It's more than 20 years since Lakes Blue Energy’s predecessor Lakes Oil drilled the Wombat 1 discovery in December 2003.

It's more than 20 years since Lakes Blue Energy’s predecessor Lakes Oil drilled the Wombat 1 discovery in December 2003. | Credits: Lakes Blue

After years of delays Lakes Blue Energy is on the verge of conducting a key test of its onshore Wombat gas field in Victoria. The 79-year-old company has received the go-ahead from the Victorian energy...

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