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Santos grilled over coal seam gas

Philip Wen Outgoing Santos chairman Peter Coates’ final annual meeting address has been hijacked by repeated and impassioned questioning over the company’s coal seam gas operations.

Executives

Santos chairman steps down

Australian banker Ken Borda is to replace Peter Coates as chairman of oil and gas producer Santos.

Mining

Santos rejects Four Corners claims

Santos has rejected claims raised in a television documentary that one of its major Queensland coal seam gas projects wasn't subjected to a rigorous approval process.

Santos hits out at NSW coal seam gas regulation

Paddy Manning Santos has lashed out at the continuing uncertainty over the regulatory framework for coal seam gas in NSW, saying it threatened the state’s energy security.

Santos finds rivals can be workmates

Santos, which is building a liquefied natural gas project in Queensland, plans to collaborate with rivals to cut costs as rising expenses threaten $156 billion of industry developments in Australia.

Santos defends LNG exporter strategy

Paddy Manning Santos has defended its high-risk transformation into an LNG exporter stressing the demand outlook for Australian gas remained strong.

Santos beats chest on 'robust' future

Paddy Manning Santos' chief financial officer reassures investors its financial position is 'very robust'.

Santos warns against gas reservation

Paddy Manning Santos chief executive David Knox has warned that a domestic gas reservation policy would be ''simply counterproductive''.

Santos strikes it lucky in Browse

Paddy Manning A big discovery in the Browse Basin off Western Australia boosted Santos shares on Monday, as energy experts warned the industry should 'take a breather' before approving new Australian liquified...

Santos posts revenue record for quarter

Brian Robins Santos topped estimates of its September quarter revenues, posting $851 million, well ahead of forecasts of around $780 million, as it benefited both from the strong oil price, coupled with a...

Partner to give Santos gas boost

Greg Roberts Santos says it will bring gasfield production more quickly after it brought in a third partner.

Investors lose faith in Santos LNG reshuffle

Peter Ker Investors have wiped half a billion dollars off the market value of Santos after changes in the spending schedule.

New projects a boost for Santos

Paddy Manning Santos reported a 9 per cent rise in production as new projects kicked in during the June quarter.

Santos keeps 2012 goals as output sags

Australian energy firm Santos said its production fell 9 percent in the fourth quarter compared to a year earlier and it maintained its forecast for 2012 production.

Santos approves $490m WA oil project

Santos has given the green light for the development of a $490 million oil project off the northwest coast of Western Australia.

Santos delays coal seam drilling in NSW

Oil and gas firm Santos is delaying drilling a pilot coal seam gas well in northern NSW in response to farmers' concerns

Higher oil price buoys Santos' sales

Oil and gas producer Santos has increased third quarter sales revenue by 27 per cent and maintained full year production guidance.

Santos slashes dividend to fund expansion and new acquisitions

Brian Robins LOWER production costs and exploration spending helped offset the impact of lost production following asset sales, enabling Santos to lift the June half underlying net profit to $236 million from...

Santos firm on output

Santos has stuck to its full year oil and gas production guidance despite continuing flood-related disruption at some of its operations in central Australia.