CompaniesEnergyMergers & acquisitionsPrint articleTakeover target Santos deepens Middle East ties with Qatar dealAngela Macdonald-SmithSenior resources writerUpdated Jul 4, 2025 – 3.00pm, first published at 12.22pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginSantos, the subject of a $36.4 billion takeover offer led by Abu Dhabi’s national oil company, has inked an LNG sales contract with QatarEnergy, strengthening its ties with the Middle East.The short-term deal with the trading arm of the world’s biggest LNG exporter provides further evidence of how the portfolio of assets of Australia’s second-largest oil and gas group has come onto the radar of energy heavyweights in the Middle East.Loading...Angela Macdonald-Smith writes on the resources industry with a focus on energy, including gas, oil, electricity and renewables. Connect with Angela on Twitter. Email Angela at amacdonald-smith@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreMergers & acquisitionsSantosQatarGasCurrent ClimateUnited Arab EmiratesForeign investmentWoodside Energy GroupKevin GallagherLatest In EnergyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineVince Frost: ‘When everything is digital, print is premium’Sam BennettChanel is known for everything but watches. It shouldn’t beWhen Rich Listers want an architect, there’s one man they turn toBOSS Financial ReviewHow an introvert’s brand raked in $8m in salesRachael BoltonThis top exec knows how burnout feels. It led him to his dream jobOnly 3 women are on the Rich Bosses list. There might be a reasonLife & LeisureFill your diary with August’s best arts and entertainment eventsMichael BaileyGood news! 2025 is a Classic year for smartwatchesBentley throws out the rule book as it enters a new electric eraRich ListThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jailBrook TurnerFortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-upAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed
