Posted on December 14, 2015
A new initiative between the Narrabri Local Aboriginal Land Council and Santos will help to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage in the Narrabri area. As part of Santos’ Environmental Impact Statement for the Narrabri Gas Project, the company commissioned a study of all Aboriginal cultural heritage information in the region. This included information held exclusively by […]
Read MorePosted on December 10, 2015
Santos has installed an extensive groundwater monitoring network to provide additional confidence that the Narrabri Gas Project will not impact water resources used by farmers and the community. Speaking in a short video released today, Santos Senior Hydrogeologist Glenn Toogood said while independent and publicly available studies have shown that Santos’ operations near Narrabri […]
Read MorePosted on December 1, 2015
Santos has commenced construction work on a water treatment facility at the Leewood property south of Narrabri. The Leewood Phase 2 Project involves the construction of a reverse osmosis water treatment facility to treat salty ground water produced by the exploration and appraisal operations to a very high standard so it can be beneficially reused […]
Read MorePosted 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 24, 2015
The Santos team has received a Highly Commended award at the 2015 Northern Inland Innovation Awards held in Glen Innes on Friday night. The state of the art water holding ponds at Leewood were entered in the “Manufacturing and Engineering” section. The Leewood ponds are double lined ponds with advanced leak detection systems in place and were described […]
Read MorePosted on November 12, 2015
Santos Narrabri Operations Manager Todd Dunn, has spoken to the Narrabri Courier about the Santos’ bushfire preparedness. Todd explained a comprehensive bushfire management plan is in place that was developed in close consultation with the Rural Fire Service. All staff and contractors undertake bushfire awareness training and Santos also has extensive safeguards in place in […]
Read MorePosted on November 9, 2015
Santos’ company-wide strategic review is complete, with the announcement today of $3.5 billion of capital initiatives. Click here to read further details on Santos’ corporate website Santos also announced that Mr Kevin Gallagher, currently CEO of engineering services group Clough Limited, has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of Santos. Mr Gallagher will […]
Read MorePosted on November 9, 2015
President of the Narrabri Chamber of Commerce, Russell Stewart, has spoken in the Northern Daily Leader about local support for the Narrabri Gas Project. Mr Stewart told the Leader that “despite what some say, the vast majority of the wider community of the Narrabri Shire supports Santos’ Narrabri Gas Project.” “Santos Narrabri, and its staff, […]
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 […]
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