BP's closely watched Ironbark exploration well offshore Australia fails to find pay

Potential gas giant off Western Australia turns out to be a dud, dashing hopes of potentially providing much needed backfill to the North West Shelf

Disappointing result: BP's Ironbark-1 exploration well off Western Australia has failed to find any signs of significant pay and will now be plugged and abandoned
Disappointing result: BP's Ironbark-1 exploration well off Western Australia has failed to find any signs of significant pay and will now be plugged and abandonedPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 29 December 2020, 02:05Updated 29 December 2020, 10:16