Arnaud Berthet, Managing Director of TotalEnergies EP PNG, details the timeline for exploration of the Mailu-1 offshore oil prospect – and shares why the Papua LNG developer is so excited by this new venture, in this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG.
Women are playing an increasingly important role in Papua New Guinea’s mining sector, and a new committee launched in 2025 is aiming to increase their representation further. Business Advantage PNG speaks with two of the leading female pioneers in the industry.
K92 Mining is pushing on relentlessly with the growth of its Kainantu mine in Eastern Highlands. CEO John Lewins provides a progress report and shares the secrets to the operator’s success
The oversubscription of a recent capital raising by exploration firm Great Pacific Gold shows investors are bullish on Papua New Guinea’s mining sector. Its Chief Executive Greg McCunn shares the next steps with Business Advantage PNG.
Progress is being made on a planned expansion of the Ramu nickel-cobalt mine, but regulatory approvals may take some time, the Head of Asia-Pacific for Ramu joint-venture partner, Nickel 28, explains to Business Advantage PNG.
In this exclusive interview, Arnaud Berthet, Managing Director of TotalEnergies EP PNG, provides an update on key components of the Papua LNG project to Business Advantage PNG, and provides clarity around the expected timeline to a final investment decision.
Papua New Guinea’s National Executive Council recently approved the framework for the ‘most significant’ fiscal and regulatory reform since independence, Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina confirmed at the 2025 PNG Petroleum & Energy Conference in Port Moresby earlier this month. Business Advantage PNG outlines the key details of this new policy.
Gavin Wendt, Founding Director and Senior Resource Analyst for MineLife, discusses the positive outlook for Papua New Guinea’s two key export metals, copper and gold.
Sarimu Kanu, Managing Director of Kumul Minerals Holdings (KMHL), sits down for an exclusive interview with Andrew Wilkins, in which he discusses Porgera, Ok Tedi and KMHL’s plans around acquisitions, stranded resources and the building of a gold refinery in PNG.
Last month, PanAust received key environmental permits connected to its Frieda River copper-gold project. It is now ramping up its work towards a special mining lease, as its project director reveals in this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG.