Woodside Claim Agreement

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Stock FAR Ltd (FAR.ASX)
Release Time 22 Dec 2025, 8:29 a.m.
Price Sensitive Yes
 FAR Ltd settles Woodside claim for $6M
Key Points
  • FAR to pay Woodside $6.03M to settle claim
  • Agreement includes potential refund if Woodside recovers expenditure
  • Settlement relates to inability to recover petroleum expenditure in Senegal
Full Summary

FAR Limited (ASX: FAR) has entered into an agreement with Woodside Energy (Senegal) BV to settle a claim of US$6,029,899 under the Sale and Purchase Agreement relating to the sale by the FAR group of its interest in the RSSD Project to Woodside in 2021. The claim relates to a decision by the Senegal Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines that Woodside is unable to recover petroleum expenditure. The Sale and Purchase Agreement included an obligation on FAR to indemnify Woodside up to a maximum of US$6,803,355 relating to any loss from an inability of Woodside to recover petroleum expenditure not directly linked to exploration activities. The agreement provides for the prompt payment by FAR to Woodside of the full amount of the claim. FAR has retained sufficient funds for this payment. The agreement also provides that if at any time prior to 31 December 2030 Woodside is able to recover the petroleum expenditure that is the subject of the claim from the Senegal Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines, then Woodside will refund to FAR the corresponding amount.