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Derek Rose

Santos shares slide as ship sails on $30b takeover deal

Shares in gas producer Santos have fallen after a consortium walked away from takeover talks. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Shares in a major Australian gas producer have dropped by double digits following the collapse of what would have been the biggest all-cash transaction in Australia's corporate history.

Santos shares were down 11 per cent to a three-month low of $6.81 on Thursday morning, after a consortium led by the United Arab Emirate's state-owned oil company walked away from months of takeover talks.

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