{"id":65944,"date":"2026-01-27T14:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/886954638"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:30:11","slug":"santos-announces-first-barossa-lng-cargo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/santos-announces-first-barossa-lng-cargo\/","title":{"rendered":"Santos announces first Barossa LNG cargo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Santos has announced that the first LNG cargo from Barossa LNG has been loaded to the Kool Blizzard<\/em>. The cargo departed Darwin LNG on 25 January 2026 and will be delivered to the Sakai terminal in Japan on a delivered ex-ship basis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Santos is the operator and has a 50% interest in the Barossa Gas Project, with joint venture partners PRISM Energy International Australia (37.5%) and JERA Australia (12.5%).<\/p>\n

Santos Managing Director and CEO, Kevin Gallagher, said the announcement marks a major milestone for Barossa LNG, with Santos delivering the project within approximately six months of the planned start date and within the original budget \u2013 without drawing on the additional contingency.<\/p>\n

Gallagher said: \u201cThis is an outstanding achievement for a project of this scale and complexity in the global offshore upstream sector. It demonstrates Santos\u2019 self-execution capability in delivering major development projects and the suc-cess of our disciplined, low-cost operating model.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of the way the whole Santos team navigated through the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory approvals, legal challenges, and supply chain disruptions during the construction phase. I thank our partners, contractors, suppliers, financiers, community stakeholders, and shareholders for their support. In addition, we have had strong bipartisan support from the Northern Territory government since day one. Together, we have built a world-class LNG project that we can all be proud of.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe took a final investment decision for Barossa LNG in March 2021 at a time when the economy was re-emerging from the COVID-19 lockdowns, and job-creating and business-generating projects like Barossa were critical for the Northern Territory and Australia. At the time, Barossa was the biggest investment Australia\u2019s oil and gas sector had seen for almost a decade.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, Barossa LNG will continue to drive a stronger economy for the Northern Territory and Territorians. The 2025 \u2013 26 Northern Territory budget papers forecast Gross State Product to rebound by 7.8% for the year, largely driven by Barossa LNG exports, before growing a further 5.9% in 2026 \u2013 27 on the back of the LNG industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cBarossa LNG will secure approximately 300 permanent positions in the Northern Territory for the next 20 years, with an estimated AUS$2.5 billion worth of wages and contracts expected to flow for Territorians over that time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, Santos and our joint venture partners have established the Barossa Aboriginal Future Fund to invest in Northern Territory Aboriginal coastal communities. The fund will receive up to AUS$10 million\/y from Barossa LNG and will invest in projects and programs to improve community and homeland infrastructure and services, establish pathways to training, jobs, and business opportunities, and enable Aboriginal people to maintain cultural practices, carry out cultural obligations, and care for their country. I am proud of the industry-leading investment Barossa LNG is making to help close the gap for Aboriginal Territorians,\u201d concluded Gallagher.<\/p>\n

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