BREAKING NEWS: PMJM’S PORGERA TRIP STOPPED BY LANDOWNERS DEMANDING A COPY OF THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

Since the government and Enga Provincial government announced your major deal with Barrick over a month ago, no one has seen the copy of the signed Agreement including Mineral Resources Enga who are supposed to be signatories of the Agreement (they did not sign) and Kumul Minerals Board and Management who are the SML11 owners and... more →
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Nuau keen to fix landowner issues

By CLARISSA MOI. the national PNGDepartment of Petroleum acting secretary Lohial Nuau, pictured, says one of his key performance indicators (KPI) for this year is settling landowner issues at project sites. He told management and staff of the department yesterday that one of the important component tasks was that of the landowners,... more →
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MP hopes gas project will help locals

WESTERN Governor Taboi Awi Yoto has said the Fly River government wanted its people to benefit from the P’nyang gas field which it hopes remains a standalone project and not part of the existing LNG project. The P’nyang field is located within petroleum retention license 3, which covers 105,000 acres (425sqkm). ExxonMobil affiliates... more →
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LNG Project in PNG: First royalty payment successful

By SHIRLEY MAULUDU THE first phase of the recommencement of landowner beneficiary identification (LOBID) within PNG LNG Project impact areas has been completed, Department of Petroleum and Energy spokesperson says. The spokesperson said that the completed areas were for the pipeline segments starting from Kikori, in Gulf, to Beneria,... more →
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Landowners told start businesses from payment

September 12, 2017 The NationalBusiness PLANT site landowners in the four PNG LNG project-impacted villages should use the project as a catalyst to do business, says a housing estate developer. Edai Town Development Limited director Kym Yong said locals should focus on doing business by using their land royalties. “The project... more →
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Haiveta vows to back Gulf people resolve land issues

September 12, 2017 The National Business Haiveta vows to back Gulf people resolve land issues GULF Governor Chris Haiveta has promised to support his people in resolving their landowner issues quickly so that they can be paid royalties due to them. The Mineral Resource Development Company handed out the first PNG LNG royalty payments... more →
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