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Santos chief says no Dorado FID any time soon amid regulatory uncertainty

Santos' massive Dorado oilfield offshore Western Australia may not be developed for another two years, because of climate activist legal interventions, that pose significant investment risks, the company's CEO said Wednesday.

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Drilling of the Dorado discovery well in the Bedout Basin offshore Western Australia. Image provided: Quadrant Energy.

Drilling of the Dorado discovery well in the Bedout Basin offshore Western Australia. Image provided: Quadrant Energy.

  Crucially, the head of Santos has warned that a final investment decision (FID) for Dorado is not possible until confidence is returned to the offshore oil and gas regulatory approvals process in...

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