Rinehart-backed Senex gas project gets go-ahead

Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 26-Jun-24

Senex Energy has belatedly received federal environmental approval for its Atlas gas project in Queensland. Senex had commenced the environmental approvals process nearly two years ago, and CEO Ian Davies stated earlier in 2024 that the ‘legislative bureaucracy’-induce delays had increased the cost of the project by more than $150m. Approval for the project has coincided with warnings from the Australian Energy Market Operator that the east coast may run out of gas. Senex is owned by Posco and Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting.

CORPORATES
SENEX ENERGY LIMITED, POSCO, HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD

Santos buckles up for a wild ride in volatile oil market

Original article by Perry Williams
The Australian – Page: 19 & 29 : 16-Nov-18

Crude oil is trading at around $US56 a barrel, having peaked at $US81 in early October. Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher expects the recent price volality to continue in the near-term, although he is confident that the Adelaide-based oil and gas producer can ride it out. Meanwhile, Santos is hopeful that its new exploration joint venture with Shell in Queensland will yield new a source of gas supply for the east coast.

CORPORATES
SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, ORGANISATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES

Santos in $400m bid to lift gas supply

Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 1-Jun-18

Santos has confirmed that it will proceed with the Arcadia gas project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, which will boost coal-seam gas supplies to the Gladstone LNG plant by 75 terajoules a day. Santos drilled 13 gas wells in a pilot project at Arcadia, and the full project will comprise 137 wells and associated infrastructure. About 300 jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase, while Santos MD Kevin Gallagher says Arcadia should help put downward pressure on east coast gas prices.

CORPORATES
SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, GLADSTONE LNG PTY LTD, PETRONAS GAS BHD, TOTAL SA, KOREA GAS CORPORATION, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINES