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Landowners’ participation in project now official
21 August 2017
THE landowners of the Elk Antelope resources in PRL 15 (Petroleum Retention License) in Paiwaia, Kikori, Gulf have handed over the certificates of their business and association to Total E&P PNG Limited. The certificates were delivered to the company’s community affairs representatives at Wabo station last Monday. Total is the operator of the Papua LNG project. Amos Neripe, principal landowner, chief of the Jao Hoo clan and chairman of the Kiausonghai Association gave the g.....
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Papua LNG project moves to FEED stage: what’s next?
7 March 2023
The TotalEnergies-led Papua LNG gas project in Papua New Guinea has officially entered its FEED [front end engineering and design] stage – the last major stage before the $US10 billion project is given a green light. We look at what happens next. .....
Papua LNG project advances with signed agreement
10 February 2021
The proposed Total-operated Papua LNG project in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea has advanced step with the signing of a Fiscal Stability Agreement between the joint venture participants and the government of Papua New Guinea. .....
Exxon, Total Eye Papua New Guinea LNG Expansion Deal by March
16 November 2018
INTERNATIONAL energy giants are aiming to reach an agreement with the government of Papua New Guinea by March for their plan to nearly double the Pacific nation’s gas export capacity. Exxon Mobil Corp., Total SA, and Oil Search Ltd. entered into a memorandum of understanding with the government that sets a broad framework for a final .....
Mining law changes to give landowners better share of the benefits: O’Neill
11 September 2018
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill says the people and landowners will get a better share of the benefits of resources developments with the review of the Mining Act currently underway. “There has been gross abuse in the management of some of those trust funds of which we are all well aware of. We are trying to correct that as we move forward. I can .....
O’Neill wants fiscal terms of LNG to be finalised before Apec, says Botten
22 August 2018
PRIME MINISTER Peter O’Neill wants the fiscal terms of the Papua LNG to be finalised before the Apec Leaders’ Summit in November. This was noted by Oil Search managing director Peter Botten in the company’s half-year report released yesterday. Botten told The National that negotiations to date were positive, despite fears the State may be ill-prepared due to the process seeming.....