Civil engineering firm Curtain Bros has big plans for Motukea Island, as it prepares to build new dockside facilities alongside the soon-to-be relocated Port Moresby Port. General Manager Justin McGann outlines the Motukea plans, and other new company projects, to Business Advantage PNG.
Curtain Bros planning huge, new dockside facilities at Motukea Island
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Ok Tedi Mining’s new COO outlines his strategy after Papua New Guinea extends the life of the mine
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10 Dec 2014 by 3 Comments
The life of the key Ok Tedi mine is to be extended for another 11 years, but with falling ore prices and diminishing resources, the company faces critical challenges. In this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, Musje Werror, the man chosen to lead Ok Tedi Mining, outlines his strategy.
People moves: ExxonMobil, Ok Tedi Mining, Pacific Fisheries Commission, Ministry of Transport
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A new MD at ExxonMobil, a new CEO for Ok Tedi Mining, a new head at the Pacific Fisheries Commission and an interim director within the Ministry of Transport
Five things we took home from the Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference
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In spite of the recent worldwide slump in commodity prices, numbers were strong at this week’s 13th Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference in Sydney. Business Advantage PNG examines why.
In brief: InterOil chief says Elk-Antelope project will support ‘at least two trains’, and other business stories
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26 Nov 2014 by 1 Comment
More details about the potential of the Elk-Antelope LNG Project emerge, 108 companies apply for exemptions to minimum wage increase, and social media fundraising underway to buy Bougainville cocoa. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
In brief: O’Neill declares PNG moving towards a new regime of ‘managed economic growth’ and other business stories.
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A new approach to managing PNG’s economy, Manus Island detention centre to be ‘wound down’, and PNG cricketers turning professional. Your weekly digest of the latest regional business news.
In brief: Ratings agency warning on debt and other business news
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Moody’s warns debt could prompt downgrade, tax review committee considers capital gains tax and an EU warning to curb illegal fishing in PNG. Your weekly digest of the latest business news.
In brief: BSP’s bid for Credit Corporation fails and other stories
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Credit Corporation shareholders decide not to sell up to BSP, while Papua New Guinea business visa fees rise sharply and Ok Tedi landowners threaten to close the mine in the latest dispute over the government’s takeover.
Mining companies watching Ok Tedi takeover ‘closely’, says Standard and Poor’s
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2 Oct 2013 by 8 Comments
The ratings agency Standard and Poor’s is adopting a ‘wait and see’ attitude towards the O’Neill government’s nationalisation of the Ok Tedi mine and its owner, the PNG Sustainable Development Program (PNGSDP).
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