Santos's $5.6b Barossa gas project wins final regulatory approvals

Outcry as federal regulator gives Santos' Barossa gas the go ahead

Climate organisations are alarmed that the federal offshore gas regulator has just approved Santos’ controversial and dirty giant offshore Barossa gas project under the Timor Sea. Pip Hinman reports.

Santos's $5.6b Barossa gas project wins final regulatory approvals

Santos's offshore Barossa gas project off the coast of the Northern Territory has won final approvals from the national offshore gas regulator.

Santos gets the final green light for $5.8b Barossa gas project

The company intends to begin full production at the development, in the Timor Sea near Darwin, within months after its processing vessel was approved for use.

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Energy regulator green-lights Santos Barossa project

Allen Newton GAS GIANT Santos has cleared the final hurdle in its bid to commission the Barossa project, piping gas to the Darwin LNG facility. On 22 April, the project was given the go-ahead by Australia’s offshore energy regulator, NOPSEMA. It has been a long and expensive project for Santos which fought down a bid from the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) launched in 2023 on Indigenous cultural grounds. The project involves drilling six s…

Santos wins approval for $5.6bn “climate bomb” gas development from regulator

Santos has been given final approval to begin production at Australia’s dirtiest offshore gas field in a decision that has coincided with Earth Day 2025.