Santos
Santos is a global energy company focused on supplying critical fuels like oil and gas, with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the United States. They are committed to abating emissions through carbon capture and storage (CCS), energy efficiency projects, and the use of renewables, aiming to sustainably grow their oil and gas portfolio to meet growing energy demand.
Short position
Santos (ASX:STO) has 0.26% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 8,386,746 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.35 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 10.93% in September 2015. STO is classified in the Energy industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
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Profile, insiders and operations
Company
AI-generated research profile of Santos
Operations exposure
South AustraliaSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Cooper Basin gas and Moomba
QueenslandSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: GLNG upstream and LNG sales
Western AustraliaSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Varanus Island and WA gas
Northern TerritorySome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Barossa and Darwin LNG interests
Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.
STO intelligence dossier
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