ASX:WDS 22 March 2026 - 17 May 2026

Woodside Shares Trade Monday With $35 Billion Browse LNG Bet Back In View After Inpex Deal
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Woodside Shares Trade Monday With $35 Billion Browse LNG Bet Back In View After Inpex Deal

INPEX agreed to buy PetroChina’s 10.67% stake in Woodside’s Browse gas project, pending regulatory and partner approval. Woodside shares closed up 2.1% at A$31.25 Friday, outperforming the broader ASX 200, which fell 0.11%. Browse is Australia’s largest undeveloped offshore gas resource. Woodside said it will review the deal under normal processes.
May 17, 2026
Woodside Energy Group Ltd Stock in Focus After LNG Strike Threat, Inpex Browse Deal
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Woodside Energy Group Ltd Stock in Focus After LNG Strike Threat, Inpex Browse Deal

Woodside faces new strike action at its Karratha and Pluto LNG sites in Western Australia starting Wednesday, the Offshore Alliance union said. Talks between the union and Inpex over the Ichthys LNG facility in Darwin also broke down. Inpex separately agreed to buy PetroChina’s 10.67% stake in the Browse gas project, pending approvals. Woodside shares closed up 2.06% at A$31.25 on Friday.
May 15, 2026
Woodside Rises With Oil, but Browse Costs Keep WDS From a Clean Breakout
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Woodside Rises With Oil, but Browse Costs Keep WDS From a Clean Breakout

Woodside Energy shares closed up 0.75% at A$30.74 on Tuesday, tracking a surge in oil prices as Brent settled 3.42% higher at $107.77. Gains were limited by concerns over rising costs and approval delays for the Browse LNG project, now estimated at A$48.7 billion. Traders remain cautious amid ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruptions and uncertainty over a U.S.-Iran peace deal.
May 13, 2026
Santos Share Price in Focus After Australia Flags Windfall Gas Tax as Oil Jumps
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Santos Share Price in Focus After Australia Flags Windfall Gas Tax as Oil Jumps

Santos closed down 0.5% at A$7.98 on March 20 after reports Prime Minister Anthony Albanese asked Treasury to model a windfall gas profits tax. LNG prices have doubled since February amid Middle East tensions, with Australia exporting A$65 billion of LNG last year. The Petroleum Resources Rent Tax is under renewed scrutiny ahead of the May budget. Brent crude rose 3.26% to $112.19 a barrel Friday.
March 22, 2026

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  • UK Dairy Farms See Surge in ‘Battery Cow’ Intensive Farming Amid Cost Pressures
    May 26, 2026, 8:36 AM EDT. The UK has witnessed a more than doubling of intensive 'battery cow' dairy farms, which confine cows indoors year-round, rising to at least 180 units from 70 in 2015. The number of 'mega dairies' with over 700 cows also doubled to 40, driven by farmers facing soaring costs and selling milk below production cost, around 40p per litre. Despite environmental and welfare concerns linked to pollution, these large farms lack regulatory environmental permits. Major dairy processors like Arla, Müller, and Saputo profit amid struggling farmers. The trend reflects pressures on the dairy sector with calls for better oversight on factory-style production, concentrated mainly in regions like Devon, Cornwall, and Cheshire.