Santos acquires Gippsland Basin interests

Aug. 18, 2005
Santos Ltd. has expanded its interests in Victoria's Gippsland oil and gas fields with the acquisition of Trinity Gas Resources Ltd., which holds 10% interest in production license VIC/L21 and a 10% interest in retention lease VIC/RL3.

Offshore staff

Santos Ltd. has expanded its interests in Victoria's Gippsland oil and gas fields with the acquisition of Trinity Gas Resources Ltd., which holds 10% interest in production license VIC/L21 and a 10% interest in retention lease VIC/RL3.

Santos has acquired a 33.3% interest in the VIC/P55 exploration block from Diamond Gas Resources Pty Ltd.

These transactions are consistent with Santos' continuing portfolio rationalization activities. Following completion, Santos will hold 100% in each of Patricia-Baleen, Sole and VIC/P55.

08/18/05