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Australia’s Santos Halts Darwin LNG Exports During Supply Crunch

Mar 24, 2026

Australia's Santos said on Tuesday it has temporarily shut its Darwin liquefied natural gas plant, interrupting exports from a newly restarted supply chain at a time when markets are tightening due to disruptions from the Middle East.The outage…

JERA Lifts First LNG Cargo From Barossa Gas Project in Australia

Jan 27, 2026

Japan’s largest power generator JERA has received the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the Barossa Gas Project in Australia, marking the start of shipments from the project after production commissioning began last year.The Barossa project…

EIG’s MidOcean Picks Up Additional Australian LNG Stakes from JERA

Mar 12, 2026

MidOcean Energy, an LNG company backed by U.S. energy-focused private equity firm EIG, has agreed to acquire additional Australian liquefied natural gas project stakes from Japan’s JERA, the companies said on Thursday.The transaction covers JERA’s 0…

Santos Posts 25% Profit Fall, Plans to Cut 10% of Jobs

Feb 18, 2026

Santos unveiled plans to cut about 10% of staff and review its Australian Integrated Oil and Gas portfolio after reporting a sharp fall in annual profit on Wednesday.Shares of Australia's No. 2 oil and gas producer closed 0.6% lower at A$6.63…

Santos Divests Non-Core Gas Assets to Eni and Comet Ridge

Dec 17, 2025

Santos has agreed to divest two non-core gas assets in Australia as the oil and gas producer continues to optimize its portfolio and focus capital on priority growth projects.The company said it has executed a conditional sale and purchase agreement to sell its 42…

Santos Trims 2025 Output Target as BW Opal FPSO Faces Technical Issues

Oct 16, 2025

Australia's Santos narrowed its annual output forecast for a second time this year on Thursday after a technical issue delayed the ramp-up of its key Barossa oil and gas project and inclement weather hampered recovery at its Cooper Basin project…

First Gas Achieved on BW Opal FPSO

Sep 21, 2025

BW Offshore’s BW Opal FPSO has achieved First Gas on September 20, after successfully reaching Ready for Start-Up (RFSU) for the Santos operated Barossa LNG project on September 16, initiating 60% of the contractual dayrate under the charter…

BW Opal FPSO Arrives to Santos' Barossa Gas Field off Australia

Jun 19, 2025

BW Opal floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, operated by BW Offshore, has arrived at Santos’ Barossa gas field, marking a critical milestone on the path to first gas in the third quarter of 2025.Since its arrival, on June 15…

Santos and QatarEnergy Agree Mid-Term LNG Supply

Jul 07, 2025

Santos has signed a mid-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contract with QatarEnergy Trading.The contract is to supply approximately 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum over a period of two years from 2026 with LNG being supplied from Santos’…

BW Opal FPSO Vessel set for Work off Australia

May 28, 2025

Seatrium delivered the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO), BW Opal, to BW Offshore.'We would like to express our appreciation to BW Offshore for entrusting Seatrium with their projects over the years,' said Marlin Khiew…

Dorado Oil and Gas Projects Stalls as Santos Delays FID

Jan 21, 2025

Santos has effectively stalled plans for a Western Australian oil and gas project worth over A$3 billion ($1.87 billion), sending minority partner Carnarvon Energy's, shares tumbling on Tuesday.Carnarvon's shares closed about 23% lower, ending…

Flare Gas Recovery Meets the Future

Dec 26, 2024

Flare gas recovery lies at the heart of a range of integrated, new emissions abatement technologies.The World Bank’s 2015 launch of the Zero Flaring by 2030 initiative saw flare gas recovery become a standard part of many topside production processing systems…

Santos Optimistic About 2024 Output

Oct 16, 2024

Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer Santos estimated its full-year production to be at the top half of its forecast range on Thursday, and said its Pikka project could start oil production as early as 2025.The company expects to…

Santos Secures $800M Loan for Darwin LNG Life Extension Ops

Oct 14, 2024

Australian oil and gas major Santos has secured an $800 million loan to finance the life extension works on of the Darwin LNG project in Australia.Darwin LNG has processed LNG for sale into overseas markets since it was commissioned in 2006…

Santos Inks Mid-Term LNG Supply Deal with TotalEnergies

Oct 02, 2024

Australian gas supplier Santos has signed a mid-term LNG supply contract with TotalEnergies’s Singapore subsidiary, TotalEnergies Gas & Power Asia.The contract is to supply 20 LNG cargoes, or up to approximately 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per year over a period of 3 years plus one quarter…

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