** Tamboran Resources TBN.AX rises 6.3% to A$0.17; set for biggest intraday pct gain since Jan. 10, 2025
** Natural gas firm signs MoU with Australia's no.2 oil and gas explorer Santos STO.AX for studies to expand the Darwin LNG project in the country's Beetaloo basin
** Study will evaluate options to supply natural gas to potentially expanded DLNG facility
** Santos operates the existing DLNG project with a 43.4% working interest
** TBN gains 17.2% YTD after losing ~36% in 2024
(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)
((Jasmeenaraislam.shaikh@thomsonreuters.com))