Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher has boldly declared his company “doesn’t need anybody” to purchase the company and noted Santos is not actively trying to sell after a $36b sale to an Abu Dhabi group fell through .

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The XRG Consortium, led by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, on Thursday told investors that a "combination of factors" meant it was withdrawing its multi-billion-dollar offer for Santos.

Santos and the consortium could not agree to domestic gas supply or allocating risk between the parties, including the requirement that XRG would have to secure regulatory approvals.

The Australian company also expressed concerns about delays over agreeing to the Scheme Im

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