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       required for the Surat Basin project.  fully supportive of Santos’ strategy and future   power supply that helps the recovery of the
         Armour’s environmental authorities are   direction and is excited to remain Santos’   Queensland and Australian economies.
       supported by cash-backed bank guarantees,   largest individual shareholder with a 9.97 per   “Senex will continue to build a portfolio
       with a financing arrangement in place with   cent stake.                 of gas sales agreements that support jobs
       Tribeca. As a result of this notice from DES,   As a result of the reduced shareholding,   and regional economies as we partner with
       Armour will be able to reduce the value of   the 2017 strategic relationship agreement   commercial and industrial customers for long-
       bank guarantees provided to the Queensland   with ENN regarding board representation   term and mutually beneficial relationships.
       Government and in turn, reduce the amount   and other matters is no longer effective.   “Each of our long-term and mutually
       under the financing facility with Tribeca.  Accordingly, the ENN-nominated director Mr   beneficial relationships – with partners also
         Once applied, this decrease to the Tribeca   Eugene Shi will resign from the Santos Board   including CSR, Orora, Visy Glass, Alinta
       facility together with the unscheduled   following completion of the sale.  Energy and Southern Oil Refining – reinforces
       accelerated amortisation payment on   SANTOS, March 8, 2021              Senex’s significance as a supplier of natural gas
       the Senior Secured Amortising Notes as                                   to the east coast market,” Mr Davies said.
       announced on 4 February 2021, will result in   Senex, CleanCo sign new   SENEX ENERGY, March 9, 2021
       total debt of $43 million. Since 30 June 2020,
       the Company has reduced its outstanding   gas sales agreement            Tamboran announces
       long-term debt by 30% in total from $62
       million to $43 million consisting of $37.6   Senex Energy Ltd today announced it had   changes to its board
       million of Amortising Notes and $5.6 million   agreed a further domestic gas sales agreement
       Tribeca facility.                   with power generator CleanCo Queensland   Tamboran is pleased to announce the
       ARMOUR ENERGY, March 11, 2021       for 2.55 petajoules (PJ) of natural gas in 2022.  appointment of Non-Executive Director, Dick
                                              The one-year agreement starting on 1   Stoneburner, as Chairman of the Tamboran
       ExxonMobil appoints Dylan           January 2022 brings Senex’s total contracted   Board effective February 2021, and the
                                           volumes with CleanCo to more than 5.1 PJ
                                                                                appointment of Ann Diamant as a new Non-
       Pugh as Chairman                    over the 2020-22 calendar years. Gas will   Executive Director of the Company effective
                                                                                March 2021. Patrick Elliott has stepped down
                                           be supplied at the Wallumbilla Gas Hub
       ExxonMobil has appointed Dylan Pugh   in Queensland at a fixed price in line with   as Chairman and remains on the Tamboran
       chairman of ExxonMobil Australia Group   current market levels.          Board as a Non-Executive Director.
       of Companies, effective April 1. Pugh will be   CleanCo is the Queensland Government-  Mr Stoneburner is currently Executive
       based in Melbourne.                 owned corporation focused on delivering   Adviser, Pine Brook Partners. He was
         Prior to his appointment, Pugh was the   affordable and reliable clean energy. Senex-  formerly the Founder, President and Chief
       general manager of U.S. conventional at   produced natural gas fuels Swanbank E,   Operating Officer of Petrohawk Energy
       ExxonMobil, overseeing operations in Alaska,   CleanCo’s highly efficient 385 MW gas-fired   Corporation (2003-2011), where under his
       California, Wyoming and the U.S. Gulf of   power station near Ipswich in south-east   leadership Petrohawk developed a global
       Mexico. He joined ExxonMobil Upstream   Queensland which plays a key role in ensuring  leading unconventional oil and gas portfolio.
       Research Company in 2003 and has held   the ongoing reliability and stability of   Mr Stoneburner also held leadership roles
       a variety of senior executive positions in   Queensland’s electricity network and allows   as the President of the North American
       the corporation’s upstream operations,   CleanCo to offer low-emissions, reliable   Shale Production Division at BHP Billiton
       research and commercial organizations, with   power to customers.        Petroleum. Mr. Stoneburner began his career
       assignments in Canada, Kazakhstan and the   Managing Director and CEO Ian Davies   as a geologist in 1977 and held positions
       United States.                      said Senex is proud to be helping power   at Texas Oil and Gas Corp., Weber Energy
         Pugh holds a bachelor of science in physics   Queensland business with cleaner energy.  Corp., Hugoton Energy Corp. and 3TEC
       and doctor of philosophy in materials science   “The strong ongoing relationship between   Energy Corp.
       from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and   Senex and CleanCo contributes to security of   TAMBORAN RESOURCES, March 9, 2021
       State University.
         Pugh replaces Nathan Fay, who has
       been appointed vice president acquisitions
       and divestments in Houston, Texas. Fay’s
       departure comes as the West Barracouta
       project, the largest domestic gas project this
       decade, nears completion.
       EXXONMOBIL, March 9, 2021
       ENN sells Santos shares

       Santos has been advised by ENN Group
       (ENN) that it has sold approximately 107.1
       million shares representing a 5.14 per cent
       interest in Santos at $7.33 per share.
         The sale process was oversubscribed and
       received strong support from existing and
       new institutional shareholders.
         ENN has advised Santos that it remains



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