Ark Pacific has delivered fit-for-purpose, high-quality prefabricated building solutions for PNG's mining and oil and gas sectors for more than 15 years. Its latest project is the supply of a turnkey construction camp for Santos' Agogo Production Facility (APF) Tie-In Project.
The camp will support the construction of a new 19-kilometre pipeline connecting the Santos-operated APF to the existing PNG LNG gas pipeline. It is expected to remain in use for approximately two years while construction is completed.
Located in a particularly remote part of Enga Province, the camp will include 10 distinct types of buildings. These include accommodation facilities comprising a mix of senior and junior accommodation totalling 170 rooms, as well as an industrial kitchen and dining facility, medical facility, administration office, ablution facilities, laundry, a gymnasium and recreation facility, and a security hut.
Although Ark Pacific is well known for its flat-pack buildings, the 73 units supplied for the APF Tie-In Project will be its modular Ready Box product. Designed to arrive on site ready for installation, the buildings are intended to reduce the amount of work required in a location where every additional construction activity adds complexity, cost, and time.
Ark Pacific General Manager Cass Ruka said the level of prefabrication was essential given the location of the project.
"It was very important for the client that we provide them with buildings that are able to be used from almost the very moment they arrive on site. Once the buildings are lowered onto their plinths, there is not much more to be done than for them to be plugged in."
Ark designed and manufactured the Ready Box units to Australian and New Zealand standards. The units are also IEPNG certified. Australian-licensed plumbers and electricians were engaged to oversee quality assurance and quality control for the Santos project.
The project also demonstrates that supplying remote resource-sector infrastructure requires capabilities beyond building manufacture alone. Ark has sourced and supplied everything needed for the camp, including furniture, linen, and white goods, as well as power generators from France and water-treatment and wastewater-treatment facilities from the United Arab Emirates.
This global sourcing capability provides clients with a coordinated procurement solution for the supporting infrastructure needed to make a camp operational. For project teams, combining these requirements through a single supplier can reduce interfaces, simplify logistics, and support a more efficient installation process.
The logistics exercise will be significant. During July and August 2026, the modular units and ancillary products will arrive in staged shipments at Lae. From there, they will be unloaded directly onto nearly 100 trucks for the approximately 600-kilometre journey along the Highlands Highway to the project site.
At the end of the camp's operational life, the modular buildings can be disconnected, transported, and reassembled elsewhere. This flexibility allows the buildings to continue providing value beyond their original project purpose.
Ark Pacific has spent more than 15 years supplying prefabricated facilities for mining and oil and gas operations in Papua New Guinea. The Santos contract adds to its recent partnership with New Porgera Limited, which includes the supply of office and accommodation buildings to support recommissioning activities, with a large ablution block also in the pipeline. In addition, Ark continues to supply a range of facilities to K92 and Newmont.
Ark's building systems continue to evolve in line with client requirements and international standards. To learn more about Ark buildings in PNG, including its expertise in resource-sector camps and the advantages of its unique building systems, visit www.arkpacific.net.
