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Moomba CCS: Delivering real emissions reduction Find out how

As we navigate the energy transition natural gas
will continue to be a mainstay of the energy mix.

Natural gas is part of our everyday lives. From the clothes we wear and the heating and cooling in our homes; to all forms of transport including cars, bikes and the shoes we walk in.

Thanks to gas we have phones, computers and pens to write with; as well as the cement and bricks that give us shelter and the carpet under our feet. It even helps us to make fertiliser and medical supplies, and the packaging for the food and beverages that we consume every day. Without ammonia-based fertilisers made from natural gas, we could only feed about four billion people, roughly half of today’s global population.1

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1 How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future, Vaclav Smil, Viking (2022).

Role in the energy transition

At Santos, our purpose is to provide reliable and affordable energy to help create a better world for everyone.

We’re relentless in our search for a better future and committed to efforts to bring affordable and lower carbon energy to the world.

The world needs gas for electricity generation, manufacturing and agriculture, including for making products that renewables cannot. Gas also supports renewables for power generation by providing firming capacity when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing.

This need will continue for many years ahead. Technologies such as carbon capture and storage enable gas to be abated, reducing the carbon emissions associated with its production and use. Abated natural gas will have a significant and growing part to play in the global energy mix for decades to come.

The world will continue to demand our products, whether that is the fuels Santos has been built on, the carbon reduction services we seek to offer or our low carbon fuels of the future. We will deliver this through the execution of our three-horizon strategy.

To learn more about our Vision 20240 and our net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions targets.

Carbon capture and storage

>6 billion tonnes CO2
needs to be captured by the world every year by 2050 to reach climate goals*
CCS
involving CO2 capture and storage, is a large-scale emissions reduction solution
Santos’ CCS projects
are expected to achieve large-scale emissions reduction

Direct air capture technology

>1 billion tonnes CO2
to be captured yearly from the atmosphere using DAC to reach climate goals
DAC with CCS
permanently stores atmospheric CO2 to offset and remove legacy emissions
Santos well-positioned
to use DAC technology to expand its large-scale Moomba CCS project

*Source: World Energy Outlook 2025, Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, International Energy Agency (2025) Pg. 324

Santos is focused on continued implementation of our Climate Transition Action Plan, including:
  • Operational efficiencies;
  • Carbon capture and storage;
  • Carbon solutions, such as expanding our portfolio of nature-based solutions and the development of new technologies like DAC; and
  • Low carbon fuels hubs.

Read more about Santos’ climate transition strategy and action plan here

Energy production in Australia

Further information

The following external resources may be of interest: