Indigenous Australians Win Battle to Halt Santos Gas Project
- Producer plans to appeal decision to suspend drilling
- Partner SK E&S expects production to begin as scheduled
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Gas producer Santos Ltd. was ordered to continue a halt on its $3.6 billion Barossa gas project off the north coast of Australia, after a court ruled in favor of Indigenous groups who argued they were not properly consulted on the plans.
The judgment, handed down by the Federal Court on Wednesday, means Adelaide-based Santos has two weeks to shut down drilling operations and remove its rig. Barossa, which involves the drilling of eight wells, is currently about 46% complete, according to the company.