Woodside Energy Group Ltd ADR 2025年年度报告和过渡报告

FORM20-F (Mark One)☐REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934OR☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year endedDecember 31,2024OR☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934OR☐SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934Date of event requiring this shell company report Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 34-5677777777777781616173030303030B.Liquidity and capital resourcesC.Research and development, Patents and Licences, etc.D.Trend informationE.Critical Accounting EstimatesITEM 6.DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANDEMPLOYEESA.Directors and Senior ManagementB.CompensationC.Board PracticesD.EmployeesE.Share OwnershipF.Disclosure of a registrant’s action to recover erroneouslyawarded compensation.ITEM 7.MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTYTRANSACTIONSA.Major shareholdersB.Related Party TransactionsC.Interests of Experts and CounselITEM 8.FINANCIAL INFORMATIONA.Consolidated Statements and Other FinancialInformationB.Significant ChangesITEM 9.THE OFFER AND LISTINGA.Offer and Listing DetailsB.Plan of DistributionC.MarketsD.Selling ShareholdersE.DilutionF.Expenses of the IssueITEM 10.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONA.Share CapitalB.Memorandum and Articles of AssociationC.Material ContractsD.Exchange controls FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, INDUSTRY ANDMARKET DATA AND CLIMATE STRATEGY ANDEMISSIONS DATA USE AND RECONCILIATION OFNON-IFRSFINANCIALMEASURES PARTI ITEM1.IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIORMANAGEMENT AND ADVISERSA.Directors and Senior ManagementB.AdvisersC.Auditors ITEM 2.OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTEDTIMETABLEA.Offer StatisticsB.Method and Expected Timetable ITEM 3.KEY INFORMATIONA.[Reserved]B.Capitalization and IndebtednessC.Reason for the Offer and Use of ProceedsD.Risk Factors ITEM 4.INFORMATION ON THE COMPANYA.History and Development of the CompanyB.Business OverviewC.Organizational StructureD.Property, Plant and Equipment ITEM4A.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS ITEM 5.OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW ANDPROSPECTSA.Operating Results Table of Contents ITEM16C.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES ANDSERVICES44ITEM16D.EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTINGSTANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES44ITEM16E.PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THEISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS44ITEM16F.CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYINGACCOUNTANT45ITEM16G.CORPORATE GOVERNANCE45ITEM16H.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE45ITEM16I.DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGNJURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENTINSPECTIONS45ITEM16J.INSIDER TRADING POLICIES46ITEM16K.CYBERSECURITY DISCLOSURE.46PART IIIITEM17.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS47ITEM18.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS47ITEM19.EXHIBITSCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSF-1 E.TaxationF.Dividends and Paying AgentsG.Statement by ExpertsH.Documents on DisplayI.Subsidiary InformationJ.Annual Report to Security Holders.ITEM11.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVEDISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKITEM12.DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THANEQUITY SECURITIESA.Debt SecuritiesB.Warrants and RightsC.Other SecuritiesD.American Depositary SharesPARTIIITEM13.DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES ANDDELINQUENCIESITEM14.MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTSOF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OFPROCEEDSITEM15.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESITEM16.[RESERVED]ITEM16A.AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERTITEM16B.CODE OF ETHICS Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to “we”, “our”, the “company”, the “group” or “Woodside” are references to Woodside Energy Group Ltd and itsconsolidated subsidiaries. This document is our annual report onForm20-Ffor the year ended 31December 2024 (“2024 Form20-F”). Reference is made to our 2024 Annual Report, portions ofwhich are attached hereto as Exhibit 15.2 (the “2024 Annual Report”). Only (i)the information included in this 2024 Form20-F,(ii)the information in the 2024 AnnualReport that is incorporated by reference in this 2024 Form20-F(excluding any information that is identified as intentionally omitted in Exhibit 15.2 hereto and any pagereferences incorporated in the incorporated material unless specifically noted otherwise), and (iii)the other exhibits to this 2024 Form20-Fshall be deemed to be filedwith the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for any purpose, including incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement onFormF-3filed on29February 2024 (File No.333-277499), FormS-8filed on 1March 2024 (File No.333-277568),FormS-8filed on 1September 2023 (File No.333-274296),FormS-8filed on 28February 2023 (File No.333-270076) andFormS-8filed on 15September 2022 (File No.333-267432) and any other documents filed by uspursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which purport to incorporate by reference the 2024 Form20-F.The full 2024 Annual Report, inclusive of oursustainability report and other information omitted from, or otherwise not incorporated by reference into, this 2024Form20-F,has been furnished to the SEC on a Reporton Form6-K. Un