Decarbonization fuels M&A push in Australia's energy sector

Leading players streamline oil and gas assets with eye on green transition

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An Oil Search facility in Papua New Guinea: Santos expects to unlock $115 million in annual synergies from the companies' merger. (Photo courtesy of Oil Search)

FUMI MATSUMOTO and KENTARO TSUTSUMI, Nikkei staff writers

SYDNEY/TOKYO -- A wave of consolidation is sweeping across Australia's energy sector as leading players from BHP to Santos shift resources from oil and gas to greener fields like electric cars and hydrogen.

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