In its third quarterly report, Oil Search Ltd said that conversations between the P’nyang operator ExxonMobil and the PNG government are still continuing. This is to secure balanced and fair fiscal terms on the P’nyang Gas Agreement. According to KUMUL Petroleum Holdings Ltd (KPHL) managing director Wapu Sonk, if discussions go well, they should be able t...

Because of the poor work quality, the second phase of the multi-million kina Lae Port Tidal Basin has been suspended. According to State Enterprises Minister Sasindra Muthuvel, they will now move on to the third phase. “The third phase has now being brought in as the second phase is said to be the Huon Industrial hub or the Lae Tidal hub,” he said. “They ...

Papua New Guinea’s Labour Laws are outdated and need reviewing. This, according to Labour and Industrial Minister Lekwa Gure, who said that these reforms are on top of his agenda.Among the laws that need reviewing include the Industrial Relations Act, the Employment Act, the Industrial Organisations Act and others that are now subject to a review by respo...

PNG LNG project has continued performing well. This, according to Oil Search’s third-quarter report, following the production at record levels of 8.8 MTPA on average for the first nine months of the year.Oil Search managing director Keiran Wulff said this project included 6.55 mmboe from the PNG LNG Project, which came out with an annualised rate of 8.9 M...

Papua New Guinea should have a strong team for negotiations at the World Trade Organization when it comes to the standards of the country in relation to trading with others. This is according to the National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology (Nisit).Director-general Victor Gabi said that the multilateral trading systems among countries sho...

Papua New Guinea needs a proper standard pathway for companies. This is because businesses who trade internationally get blacklisted quite often because of safety and health breaches, according to Manufacturer’s council chief executive officer Chey Scovell, as not everyone understands standards. The problem, he said, that except for the major manufacturer...

In 2020-2021, Australia will make contributions to the official development assistance (ODA) in the amount of K3.5 billion ($1.44 billion). The Australian High Commission said that this is an increase from $1,381.4 billion (approximately $1.4 billion) in 2019-20, adding that Australia will provide the same levels of ODA compared to the previous year.Accor...

Developed under the Marape government, the Department of Works Connect PNG Policy 2020-2040 guides the development of vital road links in the country which aims to connect communities across PNG for an increase to untapped economic potential, especially for SMEs and agriculture. This project highlights road transport as the dominant road in the PNG and as...

In a presentation on the Wafi-Golpu deep sea tailings placement, Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change Wera Mori said that Papua New Guinea’s Wafi-Golpu mining project starts production soon - five years after its construction phase. He added that block caving is the method to use for this copper/gold project. “Upon granting of the spe...

Following COVID travel restrictions, Kingston Resources (KSN) has restarted drilling at its Misima Gold Project in Papua New Guinea. The project includes extensional drilling and infill at the southeast end of the proposed Umuna pit and follow-up drilling at the Abi Discovery. The 8,000 metre diamond drilling program, which is focusing on the Kulumalia a...

According to Nasfund Contributors Savings and Loans (NCSL) Chairman Ian Tarutia, banking is its next step. He said that he is currently gathering requirements to see how they could venture into that next step, adding that Papua New Guinea had only four commercial banks providing opportunities for other operators. “We have actually engaged a feasibility s...

Launched in 2015, the Ramu 2 hydropower project is one of the biggest impact projects for both the people of the Eastern Highlands and Morobe provinces. This, according to Mining Minister and Kainantu MP Johnson Tuke.He said, “Ramu 2 is a power project which the government has done its feasibility studies with a decision made by the National Executive Cou...

PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum Vice President Richard Kassman together with local representatives from Deloitte, the Business Council of PNG and the Institute of National Affairs stressed the importance of Papua New Guinea’s resources sector to the economy and community following the call on the government to review its proposed Organic Law into an ag...

Stakeholders such as the state, project developer Geopacific Resources Ltd, Dal Wanuwan Woodlark Lease Association Inc (landowners), Murua LLG and the Milne Bay government arrived in Alotau to discuss the K420 million Woodlark mining project and the memorandum of the agreement negotiated in 2015. The project has a 13-year mine-life with one million ounces...

Peter Graham has tendered his resignation to Prime Minister James Marape. The Chairman and acting managing director of the Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited (KMHL) and former managing director of Ok Tedi Mining Limited and ExxonMobil PNG is returning home to Australia. He has worked for 15 years in the country’s mineral and oil & gas industries. “I have...

Growing the number of skilled workers in the country means growing Papua New Guinea’s Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. This was an initiative by Australia and Papua New Guinea through the Comprehensive Strategic and Economic Partnership which was signed during the virtual summit leaders of Prime Ministers James Marape and Scott M...

After submitting its 2018 audit results, PNG Air says that it can continue trading on the PNG National Stock Exchange (PNGX). According to Chief Executive Anthony Pereira, the company has already passed to PNGX its 2017 report. “2017 audited accounts were signed off today (Tuesday) and a copy was handed over to PNGX Markets while 2018 is expected to be si...

In January 2021, the City Pharmacy group of companies welcomes Navin Raju as group CEO. Raju will replace Sir Mahesh Patel as the latter will focus on his duties as the CPL Foundation Chairman and will remain on board as a non-executive director. According to CPL Group Chairman Stan Joyce, who announced the appointment, Mr. Raju is the perfect fit to take...

In an independent peer review, the East Sepik provincial government has concluded that the Frieda River will be further delayed. According to East Sepik administration mines coordinator Martin Torovi, there are still a lot of questions that have to be answered. He added that their review has shown that there is still a lot of weakness to the dam. He said...

To continue the development and construction of the Lae-Nadzab four-lane road in the province of Lae Morobe, the government has allocated K19 million. This news is according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Planning and Monitoring and Member for Bulolo Sam Basil who added that the funding has already been made to the contractor, China Ra...

To bring electricity supply to Enga province and provide millions of kina in revenue, the Enga Hydro Power LTD and Power China (PNG) inked an agreement to provide the area with the K200 million Pilikambi hydropower project MOA. Under the agreement, the provincial government has 40 per cent share while China has 60 per cent, the latter to source technical ...

After months of refusing to extend its lease, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has finally approved the continuation of the operation of the Porgera gold mine between Barrick Gold Corporation and its Chinese joint venture partner Zijin Mining.According to reports, this news coincides with the release of Barrick’s third-quarter 2020 production ...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister said that he would like all stakeholders in the Wafi-Golpu project to work together to bring the project forward. This came after the developer of the project made baseline studies to the PM, supporting Deep Sea Tailings Placement (DSTP), at a workshop in Port Moresby.The Prime Minister mentioned that he has heard the conce...

According to the Kina Bank, investment from resource projects is a prerequisite to medium-term economic growth in PNG. Its mid-year outlook has noted that the estimate of the International Monetary Fund would shrink by 4.9 per cent this year. “PNG, by comparison, is expecting a relatively modest 2 per cent fall in the real gross domestic product (GDP),” t...