Problems again stall production from Santos' $6.8b Barossa LNG
Santos is battling blocked heat exchangers, failed subsea valves, and faulty safety doors 285km north of Darwin so it can reap the reward of high gas prices in Asia.
The Paris-based International Energy Agency with 30 countries as members, including Australia, produces research on energy markets including the influential annual World Energy Outlook.
With only one growth option Woodside is selling Scarborough LNG hard, but is it a sensible investment in a world moving to tougher action on climate?
Prospects for LNG are under a shadow if Paris Agreement emissions cuts are pursued, according to the IEA, leaving Woodside and Santos in a very dark place.
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