The US giant pretends Labor's policies are thwarting the expansion of its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants, which it does not plan to do anyway, to gain leverage with governments.
The US miner has held back findings that it drilled near Cockatoo nesting trees and has had its plans for protecting Perth's water supply rejected.
Luck has run out for WA's coral reefs, with most under twice the level of heat stress that can kill coral. Climate change is the cause.
ConocoPhilips developed the Bayu Undan project to send gas from the waters of Timor Leste (East Timor) to an LNG plant in Darwin. Santos bought out ConocoPhillips in 2020 and became the operator. Production ceased in 2025.
Whether the facility can be used for carbon storage or has to be decommissioned has billion-dollar implications for Santos and its partners.
Australian LNG producers are under pressure on emissions and decommissioning, and Santos wants to tackle both problems in one swoop at Bayu Undan, but it needs everyone to play along.
Santos and ENI are looking for solutions for CO2 and removing old facilities in the waters north of Darwin. Time will tell if the problems are solved or just delayed.
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