Japanese company Inpex says the outcome of the Northern Territory election will have no impact on its decision about where it is going to build a multi-billion-dollar gas plant.

The company is considering Darwin and Western Australia's Maret Islands for the $12 billion LNG plant.

Chief Minister Paul Henderson used the project as the reason to call an early election, saying it was important to give Inpex certainty and the Opposition leader Terry Mills posed a huge risk in securing it.

But Inpex's general manager of external affairs Sean Kildare says the project has the support of both Labor and the Country Liberals.

"There are many things for us to consider and evaluate about the Darwin option and which party is in power is not one of those. We work with whichever party forms government and more than happy to do so.

"We do not involve ourselves in politics and Inpex is pleased to work with all governments."

The company has dismissed reports Darwin is the front runner for the plant, as well as rumours that the decision will be made within the next fortnight.

A decision is expected before the end of the year.

Inpex also says it's too early to know the potential of a new gas discovery in the Browse Basin off the Western Australian coast.

Meanwhile in Central Australia, Cameco's regional director says the removal of the Mines Minister Chris Natt after he lost his seat in the election shouldn't impact on its operations in the region.

Jennifer Parks says she's not certain the electoral backlash against Labor was because of concern about the proposed Angela-Pamela uranium mine near Alice Springs.

"I think there were a number of issues people had concerns with in the election, which is why Labor lost ground all round throughout the Territory. The politicitians themselves said there were a number of issues that impacted on the vote."