exclusiveLegal AffairsSpeaking for the first time since ending a three-year claim against Oil Search – owned by Santos – Ayten Saridas says she would have won but had to settle due to a huge toll on her wellbeing.
exclusiveMining & EnergyAyten Saridas’ legal settlement against now parent company Santos ends a saga which focused on workplace culture at the company she joined and departed quickly, Oil Search.
Trading DayTrading DayCBA hits new record high. NIB’s long-time CEO Mark Fitzgibbon flags retirement amid battle with St Vincent’s Health. Rex halts trade as Deloitte experts fly in. Viva interim earnings rise amid ‘soft’ conditions.
CourtsBusinessFormer Oil Search executive Ayten Saridas’s case against the now Santos-owned company heads back to court on Monday but a settlement could be in the works, The Australian understands.
CourtLegal AffairsOil and gas executive Stephen Gardiner didn’t know he was being removed as Oil Search CFO before Ayten Saridas was appointed, the NSW Supreme Court has heard.
CourtLegal AffairsGossip about Ayten Saridas’s abrupt exit from Oil Search was rife after she left in December 2020, including claims that her time at the company was an ‘unmitigated disaster’.
Legal AffairsMining & EnergyThe oil company which merged with Santos in 2021 has claimed that opinions held by a former executive are not fact and did not need to reported to the ASX.
CourtLegal AffairsOil Search CFO-designate Ayten Saridas was so involved in the company’s operations during her onboarding that she helped prepare financial information for investors, a court has heard.
CourtLegal AffairsFormer Oil Search executive Ayten Saridas alerted her then boss and the company’s CFO statements it was making to the market were ‘misleading’ but she was ignored, a civil trial has heard.
MARGIN CALLMargin CallPlans have been lodged with Woollahra Council for a $2.5m development of a two-storey Victorian terrace that’s been in the family for more than 50 years.
INSIDE STORYMining & EnergyPeter Botten was eyeing up a curry on Saturday night when the phone rang. Rumours had started to circulate over the weekend that AGL’s demerger may be dead in the water.
Gold moveMining & EnergyAyten Saridas, still suing her former employer over bullying allegations, wins the endorsement of two of Australia’s biggest miners in her new executive role.
INVESTIGATIONBusinessPNG police have confirmed they will lead an investigation into a $1.3bn loan to buy shares in Oil Search.
DATAROOMDataRoomSantos has been tipped for more than $4bn of equity selldowns following its $21bn merger with Oil Search.
BANKINGFinancial ServicesThe Australian arm of the Swiss investment bank overcharged the Pacific nation around $175m, was misleading and engaged in deceptive conduct, the commission of inquiry report concludes.
EnergyMining & EnergyThe South Australian energy group has delivered a major annual profit boost just weeks after sealing its $21bn merger with Oil Search.
ExclusiveMining & EnergyA string of Oil Search’s top executives have quietly left the gas producer just weeks after its $21bn merger with Santos.
EnergyMining & EnergyKevin Gallagher’s decision to take up a position on the board of iron ore and lithium producer Mineral Resources has drawn criticism from an activist shareholder group.
EnergyMining & EnergyHaving sealed its $22bn merger with Oil Search, Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher says the company’s bigger balance sheet will help it transition to a low carbon energy future.
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