COVID-19 forces Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi Mining to shut operations, PNG Biomass Project decision due in later this year and Mendi Airport completion expected in October. Your business news summarised.
Steamships
Oil Search CFO designate departs, new legal counsel at Steamships, new CFO at Nambawan Super, new Deputy Director at Abt Associates.
The new Managing Director of Steamships Trading Company, Rupert Bray, says the company has ‘performed admirably’ during the COVID-19 crisis.
The PNG Coastal Ship Owners Association has had a revamp and it has a new aim to make sure that this vital service gets the respect it deserves. New chairman of the association, James Midgley, talks to Business Advantage PNG.
The Papua New Guinea Parliament announces a new Deputy Speaker, JJS Holdings welcomes a General Manager and Steamships to get a new Managing Director.
Pacific Towing is a leader in training and diversity. Neil Papenfus, General Manager of Pacific Towing, talks about the company’s cadetship program for women.
Parliament passes Papua LNG Project Amendments Bills, the Minister for Petroleum announces that the P’nyang gas field project will be a standalone project, and Twinza Oil says it expects the first production of liquids from the Pasca A condensate gas field by 2022. Your weekly digest of business news.
Papua New Guinea Government names new Ministers, Kina and Newcrest get new COOs, Steamships appoints a director, new Singapore Honorary Consul-General, new head at Port Moresby General Hospital, and an addition to Bougainville Copper board.
City Pharmacy Limited names new National General Manager and MiBank announces an addition to the MiBank Board.
One of Papua New Guinea’s oldest and largest companies is focusing on expanding its hotel and property interests, according to Managing Director, Michael Scantlebury. He tells Business Advantage PNG an uplift in PNG’s economic outlook is providing fresh investment impetus.