Santos reported first half free cash flow of US$431 million and underlying profit of US$212 million

Spanish energy group Iberdrola has taken over Australian renewable producer Infigen Energy

the AUD-22-billion (USD 15.7bn/EUR 13.4bn) Australian-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL) project of Sun Cable Pte Ltd will receive extra support from the Major Projects Facilitation Agency

Quarterly sales revenue of US$785 million was 11% lower than the prior quarter primarily due to lower liquids prices partially offset by higher domestic gas and LNG sales revenues

Woodside decided to reduce its planned expenditure in 2020 by around 50% to AUD2.4bn (US$1.5bn)

Australia has a real opportunity to recover its economy not only by energy efficiency but also by the Noologistical Management.

Australian economy supports a return to positive growth next year

Japan’s Nikkei added 0.7% to also reach a three-month peak.

The S&P/ASX 200, currently on a five-week winning run, closed 1.1% higher at 5,819.20 on Monday

Santos today is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ northern Australia and Timor-Leste assets for a reduced purchase price of US$1.265 billion plus an increased contingent payment of US$200 million subject to a final investment decision (FID) on Barossa.

“Stand-alone power systems, which are usually a combination of solar, batteries and a back-up generator, are getting cheaper and more sophisticated. In contrast, supplying customers using poles and wires in remote areas can be very costly.”

Buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay starred again as it jumped 9% to a record high and helped the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 end 2.2% higher at 5,615.6.

The S&P/ASX 200 index settled 0.5% higher at 5,391.1. The benchmark climbed nearly 3% this week, its biggest weekly rise since April 10.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.4% lower at 5,364.20 points, after shedding 0.4% on Wednesday. The index is off 25.6% from its lifetime high on Feb. 20, 2020​.

Australia's Santos 2020 First Quarter Activities Report