GAS FIELDS – NEW SOUTH WALES

Nod for Santos’ Narrabri gas project

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Original article by Ryan Cropp
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 21-May-25

The National Native Title Tribunal has concluded that the Narrabri gas project in NSW is in the national interest and will have a net public benefit. The tribunal has ruled that the state government should lease land in north-western NSW to Santos for the project, which will feature up to 850 gas wells. The Narrabri project was approved by the NSW Independent Planning Commission in 2020; the National Native Title Tribunal’s subsequent decision to grant the leases in late 2022 was challenged by the traditional owners, the Gomeroi people. Santos has agreed to supply all gas from the Narrabri project to the domestic market.

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SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, AUSTRALIA. NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL, NEW SOUTH WALES. INDEPENDENT PLANNING COMMISSION

Native Title body gives Narrabri gas project nod

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Original article by Elouise Fowler
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 20 : 21-Dec-22

Santos has cleared another obstacle in its bid to develop the Narrabri gas project, after it was approved by the National Native Title Tribunal. However, the tribunal has imposed a number of conditions on Santos, which will be required to implement an additional research program linked to the Aboriginal cultural heritage management plan for each of the four petroleum production licences associated with Narrabri. The $3.5bn project has faced strong opposition from farmers, environmentalists and the traditional owners.

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SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, AUSTRALIA. NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL

Santos CEO comes out firing on Narrabri

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Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 27-Feb-19

New South Wales Opposition Leader Michael Daley says Labor will block Santos’s proposed Narrabri coal seam gas project if it wins the state election on 23 March. He has warned that the $3bn project presents an "unacceptable risk" to water resources, farming and indigenous communities. Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher has stressed that protecting the environment and water resources is a priority for the oil and gas group. He adds that failure to develop the state’s gas resources will result in higher gas and electricity prices, as well as the loss of manufacturing jobs and investment in the state.

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SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT, CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

Twiggy, Santos battle over gas developments

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Original article by Perry Williams
The Australian – Page: 17 & 27 : 10-Jul-18

Macquarie has suggested that Santos could find it hard to secure New South Wales government approval for its Narrabri coal-seam gas project if Australian Industrial Energy builds an LNG import terminal. AIE CEO James Baulderstone claims that the facility would be able to supply gas to NSW much faster and at much lower cost. However, Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher argues that gas from Narrabri would be much cheaper. The AIE consortium’s members include iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest.

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SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL ENERGY, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT