With its origins in the Cooper Basin, Santos has one of the largest exploration and production acreages in Australia and extensive infrastructure and is committed to supplying the domestic markets, unlocking resources and driving value and performance.

On 30 September 2020, Santos received EIS approval from the NSW Independent Planning Commission, followed by EPBC Approval on the 24th November 2020 from the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, to develop the Narrabri Gas Project.

Santos’ Narrabri Gas Project has the potential to supply up to 200 terajoules of natural gas per day, which is sufficient gas to meet up to half of NSW’s natural gas demand. This is the natural gas that heats and powers more than one million family homes in NSW and fuels some 33,000 businesses. About 500 heavy industrial users consume approximately 75 per cent of the gas supplied to NSW and it is estimated that about 300,000 jobs rely on a safe, affordable and secure supply of natural gas.

All of the gas produced from the Narrabri Gas Project will be made available for the NSW market to optimise the opportunities for the use of gas as a source of energy including via a high-pressure gas transmission pipeline.

In addition to the provision of energy to the state, the project would create approximately 1300 jobs during the initial construction phase and around 200 direct and indirect jobs throughout the operational phase, many of which will be locally based. Over its life, the project will generate around $1.2 billion in State royalties to help provide important services like education, health and transport infrastructure. The local community will also benefit from a Gas Community Benefit Fund totalling up to $120 million which will support local community programs and initiatives.