Gas giant Santos fined $10,000 for 25,000-litre oil spill off Pilbara coast

Santos Fined for Spilling 25,000 Litres of Petroleum Condensate Offshore

The multinational oil and gas company Santos, which won a $9 million cost settlement from the Environmental Defenders Office over a failed bid to stop it from building a new gas pipeline in northern Western Australia, has pleaded guilty to a major condensate spill from another of its pipelines in the same area. The local registered subsidiary, Santos WA Northwest Pty Ltd, admitted that it was responsible for the accidental discharge of around 25…

‘Deep regret’: Santos hit with $10k fine over Pilbara oil spill

Energy giant Santos has been hit with a $10,000 fine over an oil spill at its processing facility off WA’s north-west after being dragged to court by the state’s workplace regulator.

Santos guilty of gas leak linked to dolphin deaths

Gas giant Santos has pleaded guilty after State regulators pursued the company over a shocking Varanus Island condensate spill that was previously linked to the deaths of dolphins.

Gas giant Santos fined $10,000 for 25,000-litre oil spill off Pilbara coast

The energy giant has pleaded guilty to causing an oil spill in 2022, that leaked 25,000 litres of oil off WA's north-west coast. Santos will pay a $10,000 fine and $9,700 in court costs for failing to prevent the spill.

$10,000 fine manifestly inadequate for Santos oil spill

A $10,000 fine issued to Santos for a large oil spill off the coast of Western Australia is little more than a slap on the wrist for the multi-billion-dollar gas company. But it's a slap in the face for anyone concerned with protecting Australia's natural environment.

Santos fined over oil spill

Oil and gas heavyweight Santos has been fined $10,000 after pleading guilty over the petroleum spill at its Varanus Island gas plant off the Pilbara coast.