Santos secures drilling approval for Barossa gas project
Santos has secured approval from the national offshore petroleum regulator for its revised plan to drill its $5.8 billion Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea, even as the gas pipeline for the venture remains the subject of an ongoing Federal Court dispute.
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority late on Friday accepted the environment plan for the drilling, which Santos had to revise after a Federal Court last year ruled its previous approval invalid.
Subscribe to gift this article
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Introducing your Newsfeed
Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.
Find out moreRead More
Latest In Energy
Fetching latest articles