Santos

The Federal Court has lifted the injunction on Santos $U4.7 billion Barossa gas project, finding the evidence of claimed cultural heritage risks insufficient.

A Federal Court judge has raised concerns about the Environmental Defenders Office in an almost 300-page judgement over the $U4.7 billion Barossa gas project pipeline.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss today's Federal Court finding around Santos' Barossa gas project, and the Environmental Defenders Office.

Western Australia will not cut funding to the Environmental Defenders Office, despite concerns over its conduct flagged in the Federal Court’s recent judgement on Santos’s Barossa project.

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill says the company is ‘off to the races’ at its Scarborough energy project, after recording record production in its first year post-BHP Petroleum merger.

Wholesale electricity prices in WA were double the national average in recent months, driven higher by the November heatwave and the increased cost of managing a restructured market.

LNG producer Santos has put a cost on the delays caused by court action against its Barossa project, flagging a capital expenditure blowout as high as $450 million.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the battery metals shake out; Santos legal delay impacts; high energy prices; HBF cost cut; McCusker charity news, and a magazine preview.

Santos and its joint venture partners will invest millions of dollars in Aboriginal communities, in the aftermath of the legal action involving its $U4.7 billion Barossa project.

Woodside Energy has ruled out a mooted merger with fellow LNG producer Santos following a due diligence period across December and January.

A newly formed nationwide group will seek to present a unified voice to protect and consult on sea country, where flashpoints between traditional owners and industry are emerging.

Oil and gas producer Santos recorded a 42 per cent fall in underlying profit in 2023 off a 24 per cent reduction in sales revenue, reflecting lower received prices and less production volume.

Oil and gas company Santos will have to deal with a native title claim over its $3.5 billion Narrabri project area, after the Federal Court allowed the Gomeroi people's appeal.

A planning dispute at Onslow has illustrated one of the many issues facing the oil and gas sector as it proceeds with a huge decommissioning challenge.

Australian oil and gas plays Woodside Energy and Santos must act swiftly as the global market for LNG declines, according to a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

A campaign by activist shareholders to vote down the re-election of Santos chair Keith Spence fell flat at the company’s annual general meeting today.

Carnarvon Energy’s new chief executive Philip Huizenga will take a salary 20 per cent lower than his predecessor in the role, as the company rebuilds from a board overhaul last year.

Carnarvon Energy hopes a final investment decision will be made on the Dorado oil project by the end of 2024, as the Santos-led joint venture explores cost reduction at the field.

Oil and gas play Santos has revealed it will chop 200 mostly-Perth based jobs, as part of a cost-cutting measure undertaken in response to slow project approvals.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the federal budget’s mining support, Santos and Quintis job cuts, live sheep exports, property development approvals, NWQ Capital Management, and Clough's journey under Peter Bennett.

Santos boss Kevin Gallagher wants government to let the free market drive decarbonisation, claiming an agenda against fossil fuels will not facilitate an effective transition.

Taxpayers need an assurance of no misuse of funds by Australia's peak environmental litigation group, the coalition says, as details of an investigation remain classified.

Speculation around a Middle Eastern takeover of Australian oil and gas play Santos led the company’s share price higher in ASX trade today, despite doubt over whether a move will be made.

Saudi Aramco has put a line through recent speculation that it may be weighing up a move for Australian oil and gas producer Santos.

The unions representing maritime workers have criticised WorkSafe for not prosecuting the oil and gas companies involved in a “potentially deadly incident” in 2021.

LNG producer Santos extended the life of its Reindeer gas field into the second half of 2024, but the future of its WA portfolio remains clouded in the longer term.

Santos has hired former Woodside executive Sherry Duhe as its new chief financial officer, marking the experienced executive’s return to the oil and gas sector.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Hayley Vale, Murray Fong, Sherry Duhe, Carl Askew, Sharon Wood-Kenney and Anthony Miller.

A hearing over Santos's net zero emissions claims has started in the Federal Court, after a national advocacy organisation accused the oil and gas company of greenwashing.

WA’s energy regulator has commenced legal proceedings against industry heavyweight Santos over the petroleum spill at its Varanus Island gas plant off the Pilbara coast.

The not-for-profit group that has led legal challenges to resource projects has suffered a crushing blow after it was ordered to pay $9 million in legal costs to Santos.

Oil and gas heavyweight Santos has been fined $10,000 after pleading guilty over the petroleum spill at its Varanus Island gas plant off the Pilbara coast.

Premier Roger Cook has backed industry to meet its social obligations, while weaving around questions on the adequacy of a $10,000 fine handed down to Santos over a 2022 oil spill.

Santos has again deferred a final investment decision at the Dorado joint venture project off the Western Australian coast, with no timeline given for a revised investment decision.

Gas producer Santos has started first production at its offshore Halyard 2 infill well, off the coast of Western Australia.

Production from Santos’ Western Australian assets sunk to its lowest level since 2018 last year, as the company prioritised other jurisdictions.

Oil and gas company Santos has awarded Sodexo a five-year contract to service its operations across the country, including on Varanus Island off the Pilbara coast.

Some of Australia’s largest gas producers have warned they may invest elsewhere in light of ongoing delays in project approvals and social licence challenges.

Santos has sued US-based Apache Finance, claiming the latter should have indemnified the oil and gas company more than $130 million in taxes and penalty payments.

Dorado oil project minority owner Carnarvon Energy plans to hand cash back to shareholders, after the project’s majority owner Santos deferred a final investment decision over the field.