Oil Search is a key partner in the next wave of gas projects in Papua New Guinea but has faced a tough year. Business Advantage PNG speaks with Managing Director Dr Keiran Wulff on the company’s future in PNG and the rich potential of its gas reserves.
Oil Search’s MD talks about the next wave of gas projects in Papua New Guinea
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The P’nyang effect: Fitch downgrades Papua New Guinea’s LNG export projections
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15 Mar 2021 by 2 Comments
The delaying of negotiations over ExxonMobil’s proposed plan to develop the P’nyang gas field has led analyst Fitch Solutions to downgrade Papua New Guinea’s LNG export projections.
Papua New Guinea falls in mining investment rankings
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5 Mar 2021 by 1 Comment
Papua New Guinea is ranked as the tenth worst destination for investment in mining, according to the Fraser Institute’s Survey of Mining Companies 2020. Infrastructure and security were nominated as areas of particular concern.
Total SA and Papua New Guinea sign key agreement for Papua LNG to move forward
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12 Feb 2021 by Leave a Comment
The long-awaited signing of the Fiscal Stability Agreement between the Papua New Guinea government and Total SA has been announced. It opens to the way for the project to go forward.
Total expected ‘shortly’ in Papua New Guinea to advance Papua LNG, says Kumul Petroleum MD
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3 Feb 2021 by 4 Comments
The signing of a fiscal stability agreement between Papua New Guinea and French oil major Total looks set to trigger the FEED phase of the multi-billion dollar Papua LNG project. Wapu Sonk, Managing Director of national oil company Kumul Petroleum, tells Business Advantage PNG the signing is expected within the next two weeks.
In brief: Talks with Total to resume and other business stories
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7 Dec 2020 by Leave a Comment
Supreme Court to make ruling, Telikom PNG cuts fixed-line call services, and a Total delegation readies to talk Papua LNG. The business news you need to kickstart your week.
Oil Search tightens the purse strings and focuses on Papua LNG
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25 Nov 2020 by 1 Comment
Oil Search has announced in a recent strategy update that it will continue to reduce costs and pull back on exploration. However, the company says it intends to make the Papua LNG project a priority.
In brief: Papua New Guinea paves the way for Papua LNG, and other business stories
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16 Nov 2020 by 1 Comment
Parliament passed six key pieces of legislation that allow the Papua LNG project to move forward, Australia’s Prime Minister cancels his trip to Papua New Guinea and cocoa farmers in East Sepik Province ready to benefit from new project. The business news you need to kickstart your week.
Fair share? Papua New Guinea’s move to production sharing in resource projects questioned
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14 Sep 2020 by Leave a Comment
The Papua New Guinea government’s proposal to move to production sharing agreements in resource projects may not solve the government’s financial problems and there is a risk it will harm the country’s reputation for being a good place to invest, according to the industry itself.
Split decision: Papua New Guinea government will not consider Papua PNG and P’nyang together
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9 Sep 2020 by 11 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, has insisted that the country’s proposed LNG projects, Papua LNG and P’nyang, will be dealt with as separate projects.
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