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Barossa project to backfill Darwin liquefied natural gas plant, Australia

4th October 2019

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Name of the Project
Barossa project to backfill Darwin liquefied natural gas (DLNG) plant.

Location
The project is located 300 km north of Darwin, within Santos’ Northern Australia portfolio, one of the company’s core long-life, natural gas assets.

The project area encompasses petroleum permit NT/RL5 over the Barossa field and petroleum permit NT/RL6 to the south over the Caldita field to be developed as a potential future phase of the project.

Project Owner/s
Santos holds a 25% interest in the Barossa Caldita joint venture (JV), along with operator ConocoPhillips (37.5%) and SK E&S (37.5%).

Project Description
The Barossa development comprises a floating production storage and offloading facility (FPSO), with six subsea production wells to be drilled in the initial phase, supporting in-field subsea infrastructure and a gas export pipeline tied into the existing pipeline between Bayu-Undan and Darwin.

The project aims to provide gas for the DLNG plant after the Bayu-Undan reservoir ceases production post 2022.

Barossa’s development will extend the operating life of the DLNG plant by more than 20 years.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
A final investment decision is expected towards the end of 2019.

Latest Developments
Santos has reported that the Barossa JV is one step closer to a positive final investment decision, following the award of a gas export pipeline contract.

The contract for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the 260-km gas export pipeline has been awarded to Allseas Group.

“Evaluation of tenders for the FPSO and development drilling contracts is well progressed,” Santos MD and CEO Kevin Gallagher has said.

The Barossa project is currently in the front-end engineering design phase, which includes the FPSO facility, subsea production system and gas export pipeline.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
MODEC and a consortium between TechnipFMC and Samsung Heavy Industries (FPSO) and INTECSEA (subsea infrastructure); Allseas Group (engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the gas export pipeline).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Santos media enquiries Joanna Vaughan, tel +61 2 9276 1134 or email joanna.vaughan@santos.com; or investor enquiries Andrew Nairn, tel +61 8 8116 5314 or email andrew.nairn@santos.com.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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