Australian junior Empire Energy has received a boost to its exploration prospects in the Northern Territory’s onshore Beetaloo basin, following a resource upgrade.

Empire revealed Monday an independent assessment by Netherland, Sewell & Associates Inc (NASI) placed the best estimate prospective gas resource at Empire’s wholly-owned EP 187 permit at 3.5 trillion cubic feet, a 47% increase on previous estimates.

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