Posted on November 25, 2015
The Environmental Defenders Office, has recently commenced legal proceedings on behalf of People for the Plains to challenge Santos’ approval to build a water treatment facility at Leewood, a property owned by Santos and its joint venture partner. The proposed reverse osmosis plant would be similar to that used elsewhere in Australia to treat water […]
Read MorePosted on November 24, 2015
Santos has commenced routine maintenance activities at pilot wells at Dewhurst South in the Pilliga to ensure ongoing efficient and safe operation of the wells. Santos has all approvals in place to undertake this work and has an access agreement in place with the Forestry Corporation of NSW. Santos advised that this work would be […]
Read MorePosted on November 5, 2015
Santos Manager of Narrabri Operations Todd Dunn has spoken of the state of the art engineering practices that Santos employs to ensure natural gas is extracted safely and the environment is protected. Speaking in a short video, Mr Dunn said Santos adheres to the most strict and stringent rules and regulations in the world […]
Read MorePosted on October 2, 2015
Wallaby legend and Santos ambassador Tim Horan has said he is proud to be associated with an Australian company that is committed to working with the local community. Speaking in a short video released today, Horan said the support Santos gives to the Narrabri community, especially the junior sporting clubs, is invaluable for people in […]
Read MorePosted on September 18, 2015
I wish to respond to an article printed in The Land on Thursday 17 September that falsely claims that “CSG is too risky for insurers”. Santos takes great care, uses the best available science and works within strict and stringent requirements to ensure we explore for and extract natural gas safely without harm to the […]
Read MorePosted on September 3, 2015
I wish to respond to an article printed in The Land on Thursday August 27 that quoted a number of people insinuating that companies, including Santos, force their way onto private land. This is not the case. Santos has always been very clear that we will only drill wells on private land where the landholder […]
Read MorePosted on July 16, 2015
Respected water expert Dr Richard Cresswell has reiterated that Santos’ operations near Narrabri are not a threat to water resources including the Great Artesian Basin. Dr Cresswell, who is a former CSIRO Hydrogeologist and sits on the Federal Government’s Expert Panel for Large Coal Seam Gas Projects, told the NSW Farmers conference in Sydney that […]
Read MorePosted on June 12, 2015
Santos has provided a response to the questions and comments raised by various government departments in relation to the proposed water treatment facility at our Leewood site. We are confident this additional information has now fully addressed the questions and comments and we look forward to further discussions with the Department of Resources and Energy […]
Read MorePosted on June 11, 2015
A group of Narrabri locals have expressed their support for Santos, saying the industry is delivering economic benefits to the local area. In a short video released by Santos, local landholder Anthony Brennan says Santos’ Narrabri operations are contributing to the local economy. “A new industry coming to town is certainly contributing to our community […]
Read MorePosted on June 3, 2015
I wish to respond to an opinion piece by the People for the Plains printed in Narrabri’s Courier newspaper on Thursday May 28 insinuating that Siding Spring Observatory is under threat from Santos’ proposed Narrabri Gas Project. Siding Spring, Australia’s largest optical astronomy research facility is located in the Warrumbungles near Coonabarabran about 100 km […]
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