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'''Santos''' is an energy company involved in coal seam gas exploration in Australia. | '''Santos''' is an energy company involved in coal seam gas exploration in Australia. | ||
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In 2014 an official investigation found that a project operated by Santos in north-western NSW had 'contaminated a nearby aquifer, with uranium at levels 20 times higher than safe drinking water guidelines'. | In 2014 an official investigation found that a project operated by Santos in north-western NSW had 'contaminated a nearby aquifer, with uranium at levels 20 times higher than safe drinking water guidelines'. | ||
It is the first confirmation of aquifer contamination associated with coal seam gas activity in Australia - a blow to an industry pushing state and federal governments for permission to expand. <ref> Sean Nicholls, [http://www.smh.com.au/environment/santos-coal-seam-gas-project-contaminates-aquifer-20140307-34csb.html Santos coal seam gas project contaminates aquifer], Sydney Morning Herald, 8 March 2014, acc 9 March 2014 </ref> | It is the first confirmation of aquifer contamination associated with coal seam gas activity in Australia - a blow to an industry pushing state and federal governments for permission to expand. <ref> Sean Nicholls, [http://www.smh.com.au/environment/santos-coal-seam-gas-project-contaminates-aquifer-20140307-34csb.html Santos coal seam gas project contaminates aquifer], Sydney Morning Herald, 8 March 2014, acc 9 March 2014 </ref> | ||
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==People== | ==People== | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 10 March 2014
Santos is an energy company involved in coal seam gas exploration in Australia.
Controversies
In 2014 an official investigation found that a project operated by Santos in north-western NSW had 'contaminated a nearby aquifer, with uranium at levels 20 times higher than safe drinking water guidelines'.
It is the first confirmation of aquifer contamination associated with coal seam gas activity in Australia - a blow to an industry pushing state and federal governments for permission to expand. [1]
People
- David Knox - British-born Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Santos since July 2008. Thirty years of experience in the global oil and gas industry, including as Managing Director for BP Developments in Australasia (2003–2007). Previously held senior positions with BP in Australia, UK and Pakistan, and management and engineering roles at ARCO and Shell in the United States, Netherlands, UK and Norway. Chairman of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA).
Board
Kenneth Alfred Dean, Gregory John Walton Martin, Roy Alexander Franklin OBE, David John Wissler Knox, Peter Roland Coates AO, Jane Sharman Hemstritch, Hock Goh, Kenneth Charles Borda, Richard Michael Harding
External resources
- Sean Nicholls, Santos coal seam gas project contaminates aquifer, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 March 2014
Contact
- Website:
Notes
- ↑ Sean Nicholls, Santos coal seam gas project contaminates aquifer, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 March 2014, acc 9 March 2014
