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.

Client
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, 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. T

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

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

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The Barossa Caldita JV announced in April that the Barossa project would enter the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase for the development of the Barossa project to backfill the Darwin LNG.

FEED activities will involve engineering and commercial work aimed at finalisation of the project’s technical detail, costs, LNG sales agreements and negotiation of access arrangements with the owners of DLNG and the Bayu-Undan to Darwin gas pipeline.

A final investment decision is targeted towards the end of 2019.

Contracts for field surveys and engineering for the FPSO, subsea facilities and export pipeline will be awarded shortly.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

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.