Paul Barker, Executive Director of industry think-tank the Papua New Guinea Institute of National Affairs, provides his personal take on PNG’s economic journey since independence.
Industry update: Papua New Guinea’s mining and gas project pipeline starts to flow
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23 Oct 2024 by Leave a Comment
After a decade focused on existing minerals and hydrocarbons production, Papua New Guinea is gearing up for an anticipated wave of large new investments in its resources sector. We hear from some of the key players.
Twinza Chair: Pasca A deal sets up ‘strategic alliance’ with MRDC
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18 Jun 2024 by Leave a Comment
Last month, Twinza and Mineral Resources Development Corporation signed agreements which will see MRDC acquire a major stake in Pasca A, Papua New Guinea’s first offshore gas project. Twinza Executive Chairman Stephen Quantrill tells Business Advantage PNG the deal also paves the way for further cooperation.
ExxonMobil PNG’s Tera Shandro on the next decade of LNG in Papua New Guinea
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7 May 2024 by 2 Comments
A decade on from the opening of PNG LNG, Papua New Guinea’s first gas project, ExxonMobil PNG’s Chairperson and Managing Director Tera Shandro reflects on the progress so far and the potential of forthcoming projects such as the K5 billion Angore project and the Wildebeest prospect.
Large-scale fabrication plant to underpin industrial park outside Papua New Guinea’s capital
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14 Feb 2024 by Leave a Comment
Work has begun on Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd’s US$100 million steel fabrication plant just north-west of Port Moresby. In an exclusive interview, Kumul Petroleum MD Wapu Sonk outlines how the facility will boost PNG manufacturing, and anchor a new Special Economic Zone in the Caution Bay area.
Economic update 2023: Papua New Guinea’s year of gearing up
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28 Mar 2023 by 3 Comments
With the worst of the COVID pandemic behind it, Papua New Guinea is preparing itself for a decade of sustained economic growth. While the investments that will drive this growth are still being finalised, business leaders tell Business Advantage PNG the country is already starting to get ready.
In brief: Barrick urges Papua New Guinea to complete all processes to reopen Porgera and other business stories
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15 Feb 2023 by Leave a Comment
Barrick’s CEO addresses delays in the reopening of Porgera mine, rice farming potentially back on the table after a visit from a Filipino delegation and PNG LNG’s contribution to the State. Your business news in brief.
In brief: Barrick urges Papua New Guinea to complete all processes to reopen Porgera and other business stories
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1 Feb 2023 by 1 Comment
Barrick’s CEO addresses delays in the reopening of Porgera mine, rice farming potentially back on the table after a visit from a Filipino delegation and PNG LNG’s contribution to the State. Your business news in brief.
Papua New Guinea’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: the clock is ticking [analysis]
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18 Nov 2022 by Leave a Comment
Is it now or never for Papua New Guinea’s Sovereign Wealth Fund? Alyssa Leng and Stephen Howes of the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre tell us what could be lost if PNG doesn’t act now.
Kumul Petroleum moves to increase Papua New Guinea’s stake in PNG LNG project
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27 Sep 2022 by Leave a Comment
State-owned Kumul Petroleum has made an offer to purchase a further five per cent of the PNG LNG project from Santos. The US$1.4 billion move looks set to position it to play a greater role in the future of Papua New Guinea’s oil and gas sector with global LNG demand increasing.
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