Santos Ltd was awarded production licence PL 1035, located in the Warburton-Cooper-Eromanga Basin, on 9 July 2019.Â  The licence has been awarded for a period of five years and will expire, or be eligible for renewal, on 8 July 2024. The licence was applied for in June 2017.  The licence contains the Monte gas discovery, which was made in June 1996.  The licence is replacement tenure for PL 139, which covered the same area and location and was surrendered on 9 July 2019.Â  PL 139 had been awarded in June 1999.  PL 1035 is one of three production licences awarded to Santos on this date, all as replacement tenure for prior licences.  PL 1035, which covers an area of 25 sq km, was awarded on 9 July 2019.Â  Participants in the permit are Santos Ltd (25% + Operator), Santos subsidiaries Santos Petroleum Pty Ltd (25%) and Vamgas Pty Ltd (5%) and Beach Energy subsidiaries Lattice Energy Ltd (25%) and Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd (20%).
Santos Ltd was awarded production licence PL 1035, located in the Warburton-Cooper-Eromanga Basin,