Latest Cooper Basin News

Santos Limited reported a robust fourth quarter and full-year 2025 performance, highlighted by the first LNG cargo loading from Barossa and near completion of the Pikka Phase 1 oil project. The company’s disciplined capital management and operational resilience set the stage for significant production growth in 2026.

Beach Energy’s Q2 FY26 report reveals a 9% production decline amid Otway Basin slowdowns, offset by flood recovery and the Waitsia Gas Plant ramp-up, with sales revenue down 17% to $445 million.

Bass Oil reported steady December production with a notable gas sales agreement for the Vanessa field, signaling a strategic shift towards gas commercialization.

Central Petroleum has secured strategic interests in the Cooper and Otway Basins through binding agreements with ADX Energy, setting the stage for a multi-million dollar expansion and planned drilling campaigns in 2026 and 2027.

Bass Oil reported a 2% rise in November oil production alongside a new gas sales agreement with Origin Energy, setting the stage for first gas sales in 2026. Indonesian operations also advanced with production enhancements and upcoming drilling plans.

Eastern Gas Corporation Limited, a new ASX-listed subsidiary of Pure One Corporation, has lodged a Replacement Prospectus to raise $5.5 million for advancing its Queensland gas projects, targeting commercial production through horizontal drilling and fracture stimulation.

Eastern Gas Corporation Limited, a Pure One subsidiary, has lodged a prospectus to raise $5.5 million to advance exploration and development of its Queensland gas assets, aiming for a standalone ASX listing.

Bass Oil has signed a binding three-year gas sales agreement with Origin Energy for supply from the Vanessa Gas Project, marking a strategic entry into the East Coast Gas Market starting in 2026.

Bass Oil’s latest Triassic gas study reveals promising new structural features around the Kiwi gas discovery, suggesting a valuable new commercial hub in the northern Cooper Basin.

Bass Oil Limited reported a 32% jump in October sales revenue alongside a 4% rise in daily production, while advancing its strategic Vanessa gas field acquisition targeting first gas sales in the second half of 2026.

Vintage Energy has signed a conditional agreement to acquire Metgasco's 25% interest in key Southern Flank gas joint ventures, aiming to accelerate production and value creation from the Vali and Odin fields.

Vintage Energy has signed a conditional agreement to acquire Metgasco’s 25% stakes in key Southern Flank gas joint ventures and is considering acquiring Bridgeport’s stakes, aiming to accelerate development of the Vali and Odin gas fields.