‘Heads of agreement’ have been reached for the ExxonMobil-led P’nyang gas project in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province. Business Advantage PNG looks at what this means for the project’s future development.
Time to grow: Papua New Guinea’s stock exchange looking to expand
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6 Oct 2021 by Leave a Comment
Crowdfunding and a new listed fund are in the pipeline at Papua New Guinea’s stock exchange, PNGX, as it looks at new ways of grow the country’s capital markets and encourage SMEs.
Santos and Oil Search agree to merge
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13 Sep 2021 by Leave a Comment
Oil and gas companies Oil Search and Santos have completed a merger agreement set to create a company with ‘a pro-forma market capitalisation’ of approximately A$21 billion (K54 billion). Regulatory and shareholder approvals will ultimately decide the deal’s fate, however.
In brief: Due diligence starts on Santos/Search merger
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10 Aug 2021 by Leave a Comment
Santos and Oil Search potential merger advances, Twinza Oil wants Pandora gas fields license announced before the Pasca A agreement, and funding for Pacific fisheries. PNG business news in brief.
Santos and Oil Search agree terms for merger: what’s next?
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2 Aug 2021 by 3 Comments
The merger of two of the major players in Papua New Guinea’s oil and gas sector has taken a major step forward, with Santos and Oil Search agreeing terms. What would it mean for PNG?
Oil Search and Digicel bids: is Papua New Guinea entering mergers and acquisitions season?
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21 Jul 2021 by 1 Comment
Australian telecommunications giant Telstra has been in negotiations to buy Digicel, Papua New Guinea’s largest telco. Meanwhile, gas company Santos has been pursuing PNG’s largest company, Oil Search. Why is PNG seeing such mergers and acquisitions activity, and are more likely?
Marape moves to reassure Papua New Guinea’s mining and petroleum industry
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7 Jun 2021 by 1 Comment
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has confirmed draft changes to the country’s regulatory and fiscal regimes for PNG’s mining and petroleum sector will be circulated soon. But he has also reassured the sector that the changes, flagged for implementation in 2025, would be made ‘in consultation’.
In brief: Talks with Total to resume and other business stories
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7 Dec 2020 by Leave a Comment
Supreme Court to make ruling, Telikom PNG cuts fixed-line call services, and a Total delegation readies to talk Papua LNG. The business news you need to kickstart your week.
Split decision: Papua New Guinea government will not consider Papua PNG and P’nyang together
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9 Sep 2020 by 11 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, has insisted that the country’s proposed LNG projects, Papua LNG and P’nyang, will be dealt with as separate projects.
Fair split: finding an oil and gas model that works in Papua New Guinea
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1 Jul 2020 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea is making changes to its approach to oil and gas projects, suggesting the country gets a worse share of revenues than other comparable nations. John Chambers, General Manager of Santos, considers some of the options used internationally.
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