Santos to ship first cargo from long-awaited Barossa gas project

Santos
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03 Feb 2026
Industry News

Santos announced the first LNG cargo from Barossa LNG has been successfully loaded to the 
Kool Blizzard. The cargo departed Darwin LNG on Sunday 25th January and will be delivered to the 
Sakai terminal in Japan on a delivered ex-ship basis. 

Santos is the operator and has a 50 per cent interest in the Barossa Gas Project, with joint venture 
partners PRISM Energy International Australia (37.5 per cent) and JERA Australia (12.5 per cent).  
Santos Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Gallagher said today’s 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 – without drawing on the additional 
contingency. 

Mr Gallagher said, “This is an outstanding achievement for a project of this scale and complexity in the 
global offshore upstream sector.  It demonstrates Santos’ self-execution capability in delivering major 
development projects and the success of our disciplined, low-cost operating model. 

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