Dec 8 (Reuters) – Australia’s Woodside Energy (WDS.AX) and Santos (STO.AX) said on Thursday they were in preliminary talks to create an A$80 billion ($52 billion) global oil and gas giant, as consolidation among international energy firms intensifies.
The talks come on the back of multi-billion-dollar acquisitions by Chevron Corp (CVX.N) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) in the United States announced in October.