Santos to push for higher offer
The Santos board is set to push private US firm Harbour Energy to sweeten its $13.7 billion takeover bid.
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Harbour lodges bid for Santos
Harbour Energy has refused to raise its $13.5bn bid for Santos in the face of rising oil prices, as it submitted a binding offer.
Harbour advances Santos bid
Santos predator Harbour Energy has agreed to work with Santos’s major shareholders.
Firm Santos takeover bid looms
Harbour Energy says its working with major Chinese shareholders on settling a $13.5bn takeover of Santos.
Oil hike hits Harbour bid
Pressure is mounting on Harbour Energy to sweeten its $13.5 billion offer for South Australian energy major Santos.
Santos floats return of payouts
Santos’ chair has flagged the potential return of dividends, as he notes board approval of Harbour’s bid is not assured.
PNG gas at full capacity in May
Santos says LNG project in Papua New Guinea will return to full production next month following a quake-forced shutdown.
Macquarie mulls rival Santos bid
Total and Quadrant Energy could join forces to buy oil and gas company Santos under a Macquarie Capital plan.
PNG LNG restarts after quake
The Exxon-led gas-export plant in PNG has restarted production ahead of schedule and is expected to resume shipments soon.
Chinese rumbles inside Santos
Santos’ Chinese stakeholders have appointed advisers to help them navigate Harbour’s play for the local energy group.
ENN-Harbour in Santos talks
China’s ENN says it will engage with Harbour over the $13.5bn Santos bid and “cautiously consider” its rollover proposal.
Santos bid could cut off Cooper
Former Woodside Petroleum chief Don Voelte says the Cooper Basin could be seen as a strategic national asset.
Trump looms over Santos bid
New Santos chairman Keith Spence will be sleeping with one eye fixed on the US President’s currency-moving Twitter feed.
Cook eases Santos tax concerns
Linda Cook says Santos will be a well capitalised Australian company and ‘subject to all the same taxes Santos is today’.
Cayman crinkle for Santos bid
Treasurer Scott Morrison will want taxman Chris Jordan’s nod before Harbour’s $13.5b bid for Santos is approved.
Harbour steps on the gas
Linda Cook’s Harbour Energy has been added to Bespoke’s lucrative Canberra clientele in the wake of its $13.5bn Santos bid.
Santos faces takeover dilemma
Harbour’s well-timed pitch comes at a time of stronger oil prices, with Santos in the early stages of a significant reshaping.
Santos soars on $13.5bn bid
Santos shares jumped by over 20pc after Harbour Energy’s new, $13.5bn takeover offer for the oil and gas producer.
East coast gas prices jump 40pc
East coast wholesale gas prices paid by business and energy users jumped by nearly 40 per cent last year, according to EnergyQuest.
LNG repairs needed after quake
Oil Search and Santos say it will take about eight weeks to restore production at their quake-damaged LNG project in PNG.
Santos narrows full-year loss
Santos has again held back a dividend but raised the prospect of returning capital to shareholders if debt is reduced.
‘China to drive gas demand’
Santos managing director Kevin Gallagher says China’s push for cleaner air is expected to drive gas export demand for years.
Porte targets historic defence
Richie Porte has welcomed the pressure coming back on him for this week’s Santos Tour Down Under.
Olympian survives crash in Tour win
Australian Olympian Amanda Spratt has won back-to-back Santos Women’s Tour Down Under titles.
Harbour mulls Santos sweetener
The ‘nothing to see here’ rhetoric could be a ploy to drive down the share price and gain back control of the agenda.
Wylie exits Santos defence
Tanarra Capital principal John Wylie has formally resigned from any involvement in the Deutsche-led Santos defence.
Harbour secures Santos bid funds
Santos stalker Harbour Energy is understood to have locked in a new funding arrangement.
Santos soars on US takeover talk
Santos shares have surged to a two-year high after it said it had knocked back a $9.3bn offer from Harbour Energy.
JPMorgan advised on Santos bid
Investment bank JPMorgan is believed to have acted as the adviser for Harbour Energy on its $9.5bn bid for Santos.
Santos reveals $9.5bn bid rebuff
Santos has revealed that it passed on a $9.5bn bid in August, as its share price surged on reports of an imminent deal.
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