ADNOC leads $18.7 billion proposal to buy Australia's Santos
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It comes after Street Talk reported on Sunday that Adnoc had held preliminary talks with Santos about taking a stake in the ASX-listed business
A promise to develop Santos’ Narrabri gas project for the domestic market could be the key piece of leverage that the Abu Dhabi consortium holds in overcoming political resistance to the $30bn takeover.
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, preparing an $18.7 billion bid for Santos, is likely to face close scrutiny from Australian regulators worried about local gas supply, but could win them over with pledges to speed up new projects, analysts say.
The company has landed the largest ever cash deal in the global energy sector. The only problem is getting the bid past the FIRB and the treasurer.