Is This the Biggest Oil Discovery Australia Has Made Since the 1960s?

For over 50 years, the North West Shelf was written off as a gas province — until a single well shattered that belief and delivered Australia's biggest oil discovery in over 20 years. This is the story of Dorado: an erosional canyon, a perfect thermal window, and 132 meters of oil that sat untouched for millions of years. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Floating above the North West Shelf 00:50 – The Roebuck Basin: written off as "the wrong address" 1:50 – Dorado-1: a massive gamble in 2018 2:50 – The moment the drill bit hit oil, not gas 3:40 – 132 meters of net pay — the numbers keep climbing 4:30 – How Dorado shattered 50 years of geological consensus 5:20 – The end of Australia's golden oil era... until now 6:10 – The reservoir: Triassic sandstone built by ancient rivers 7:00 – The trap: an erosional canyon sealed by shale 7:50 – The kitchen: source rock and the oil window 8:40 – Millions of years of perfect preservation 9:15 – Why Dorado could only happen once 🛢️ Dorado proves the North West Shelf still has secrets left to find. #OilDiscovery #Australia #Geology #NorthWestShelf #Dorado