While the timing of a final investment decision on Papua LNG remains uncertain, Papua New Guinean businesses are busy preparing for an announcement. Business Advantage PNG reports.
Papua New Guinea is on track to become an offshore gas producer before the end of the decade, thanks to Twinza’s Pasca A project. There are also hopes of large offshore oil discoveries, with two separate drilling campaigns being planned in a prospective new offshore basin.
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.
After delays to key resources projects Papua LNG and Wafi-Golpu, there are signs that final investment decisions and other key milestones are drawing closer. Meanwhile, M&A activity in the sector is heating up.
International concerns about the supply of LNG, gold and copper are making PNG a more attractive market for both buyers and investors, as Nadav Shemer Shlezinger learns from two top analysts.
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 Autonomous Bougainville Government now has majority control of Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) and the Panguna mine after the PNG government formally handed over its share in June. In this interview with Business Advantage PNG, BCL CEO Johnny Auna shares key milestones for the multi-billion dollar redevelopment of the historic copper mine.
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.
Pacific Lime & Cement has taken a big step towards providing Papua New Guinea’s construction sector with a domestic alternative to costly imported materials, as its MD Paul Mulder explains to Business Advantage PNG.
Paul Bayly was appointed to the hot seat as chief executive officer of PNG Power Ltd (PPL) in March 2025. Ahead of his appearance at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference, the New Zealand national sits down with Business Advantage PNG to share how he plans to address the challenges facing the state-owned utility.
Following on from his recent interview with Business Advantage PNG, new PNG Power Limited CEO Paul Bayly expanded on the utility’s turnaround plan at the 2025 Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference. In his speech, he shared a list of near-term projects which would assist with the turnaround and include “opportunities for would-be investors”.
Independent power producers are key to PNG’s ambitious electrification goals. However, they may wait to see results from PNG Power’s turnaround plans before approving new investments, as Business Advantage PNG learns.
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.
Steamships broke ground on its 38-hectare Portside Business Park to great fanfare in 2024. Alan Heyns, General Manager of its property division, shares its impressive progress so far with Business Advantage PNG.
ICTSI South Pacific operates the international shipping terminals at Lae and Port Moresby (Motukea). In this interview with Nadav Shemer Shlezinger, CEO Robert Maxwell shares how it is investing for PNG’s resources pipeline and anticipated economic growth.
Blue Water Shipping has established itself as a key logistics provider to Papua New Guinea’s resources sector. Its Country Manager Nick Walsh explains how.
Monier Limited has been producing and supplying construction materials in PNG since 1958. Its General Manager Matthew McLachlan tells Business Advantage PNG why it is paying increasing attention to the resources sector.
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.
PanAust is preparing for approvals for its Frieda River copper-gold project, its project director reveals in this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG.