Jan 24 (Reuters) - Santos Ltd STO.AX :
* QTRLY SALES REVENUE US$861 MILLION VERSUS US$753 MILLION LAST YEAR
* QTRLY PRODUCTION 15.0 MMBOE VERSUS 15.0 MMBOE LAST YEAR
* QTRLY SALES 21.8 MMBOE VERSUS 21.9 MMBOE LAST YEAR
* QTRLY CAPITAL EXPENDITURE US$682 MILLION, BELOW GUIDANCE
* NET DEBT REDUCED TO US$2.7 BILLION AT END OF YEAR, DOWN FROM US$3.5 BILLION AT END OF 2016
* 2018 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IS EXPECTED TO BE US$825-875 MILLION
* EXPECTS 2018 SALES VOLUMES TO BE IN THE RANGE OF 72-78 MMBOE AND PRODUCTION TO BE IN THE RANGE OF 55-60 MMBOE