Santos – Australian Stock Exchange ASX code STO Santos Limited is in the business of the exploration, production, treatment, and marketing of hydrocarbons including methane (natural gas), ethane, crude oil, condensate, naphtha, and liquid petroleum gas. Santos transports crude oil by pipeline and runs their LNG processing plant and shipping terminal on Curtis Island in Queensland.
Santos is the biggest supplier of natural gas in Australia, with its plants in the Cooper Basin in South Australia and South West Queensland supplying the eastern states of Australia. Its operations also extend to the seas off Western Australia and Northern Territory. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Adelaide, Australia.
At the end of 2021, Santos had proved plus probable (2P) reserves increased by 80 per cent to 1,676 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe). As of December 31, 2012, the company had total proved and probable hydrocarbon reserves of 1,406 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Santos has operations in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, and the Kyrgyz Republic with an exploration and production area of 152,360 square kilometers.
According to Macroaxis, the company has return on total asset (ROA) of 2.57 % which means that it generated profit of $2.57 on every $100 spent on asset. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows return on equity (ROE) of 5.27 % meaning that it generated $5.27 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders.
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Santos share price has more than halved in ten years. On 18 November 2013, Santos share price was $14.74
Lobbyists
Santos uses Adelaide-based consultancy Bespoke Approach to lobby the Australian Government and the state governments of New South Wales and Queensland. Other lobbyists which have represented Santos include: Kreab Gavin Anderson (Australia) Ltd, Craig Emerson Economics and Australian Public Affairs.
Santos Limited – Donations to Australian political parties
Santos has declared $478,519 of donations since 2010. Source.
| Political Party | 2010-2011 | 2011- 2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | $12,100 | $49,646 | $40,632 | $33,305 | $39,566 | $27,500 | $27,500 | $49,500 |
| Australian Labor Party (QLD) | $1,760 | $27,760 | ||||||
| Liberal National Party of Queensland | $15,000 | |||||||
| Liberal Party of Australia | $16,750 | $27,500 | $27,500 | $27,500 | $27,500 | $27,500 |
Top Shareholders (as at end 2022)
| NAME | SHARES | CAPITAL |
|---|---|---|
| Hsbc Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited | 1,108,565,304 | 32.73% |
| J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited | 543,924,154 | 16.06% |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited | 340,974,756 | 10.07% |
| National Nominees Limited | 190,587,562 | 5.63% |
| Hsbc Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited A/C 2 | 114,988,506 | 3.40% |
| Bnp Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd (Agency Lending Drp A/C) | 69,448,435 | 2.05% |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Colonial First State Inv A/C) | 59,438,502 | 1.75% |
| Bnp Paribas Noms Pty Ltd (Drp) | 57,783,778 | 1.71% |
| Bnp Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd Acf Clearstream | 23,127,648 | 0.68% |
| Bnp Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd Six Sis Ltd (Drp A/C) | 20,761,960 | 0.61% |
| Hsbc Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited (Nt Comnwlth Super Corp A/C) | 19,505,374 | 0.58% |
| Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Limited | 19,194,472 | 0.57% |
| Ubs Nominees Pty Ltd | 17,921,634 | 0.53% |
| Argo Investments Limited | 17,449,895 | 0.52% |
| Sesap Pty Ltd (On Market Purchase A/C) | 9,638,299 | 0.28% |
| Bnp Paribas Noms Pty Ltd (Global Markets Drp) | 9,597,014 | 0.28% |
| Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited | 9,589,773 | 0.28% |
| Netwealth Investments Limited (Wrap Services A/C) | 7,500,720 | 0.22% |
| Bnp Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd Hub24 Custodial Serv Ltd (Drp A/C) | 7,324,482 | 0.22% |
| Ubs Nominees Pty Ltd I | 5,745,645 | 0.17% |
Santos in the news:
15 December 2022 – ASIC & ASX asked to investigate if Santos misled investors over Barossa gas
Environment Centre Northern Territory (ECNT) has lodged formal complaints with ASIC and the ASX against gas giant Santos over potentially false and misleading statements it made about its Barossa gas project.
7 Nov 2022 – Union convoy backs Gomeroi against coal seam gas
The union movement mobilised in solidarity with the Gomeroi people against the climate-wrecking Narrabri coal seam gas mining operation on Gomeroi lands in the Pilliga forest.
A large gathering of unionists travelled to Coonabarabran to stand in solidarity with the Gomeroi people demanding that Santos immediately withdraw the four “Future Acts Determination Applications” it has lodged with the Native Title Tribunal.
7 November 2022 – Australian Domestic Gas Reservation policy is long overdue. The gas industry disagrees
Western Australia has given the east a blueprint on how to handle energy crises and the clean energy transition.
On the Queensland Government website:
° Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas Project
° Santos GLNG Gas Field Development Project
Santos Narrabri Gas Project website
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Santos spends $17M on Pilliga spill clean-up
24 Jun 2013 – ABC – Coal seam gas explorer, Santos, says it’s spent $17-million rehabilitating contaminated coal seam gas water spills in the Pilliga State Forest.
The state government has announced it’s launching a prosecution against Santos in the Land and Environment Court over the spills.
“It’s been described as a toxic waste but, to be realistic about it, that was comparing the guidelines to the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and no one drinks black water out of a puddle in the forest to my knowledge.” – Santos’ Manager of Environment and Water, Alan Feeley, has told the ABC’s 7.30
Knitting Nannas says No to Santos. Pic via NWPA
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