SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australian natural gas group Santos and Papua New Guinea's Oil Search agreed on Friday on a merger to create a AUS$21 billion (US$15 billion) group with the financial heft to better compete in a low-carbon future.

The deal, which still needs approval from Oil Search shareholders, comes as energy groups worldwide confront rising challenges to the sale of fossil fuels blamed for excessive heating of the planet.

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