Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Document and Entity Information

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Document and Entity Information
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]  
Document Type 10-Q
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag false
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2012
Current Fiscal Year End Date --06-30
Entity Central Index Key 0000061398
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name Magellan Petroleum Corp /DE/
Entity Voluntary Filers No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer Yes
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding 52,735,594