The Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) on August 4 approved a 12-month provisional developer license for Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) to develop the Central…
Electricity has been fully restored to 18 of 20 wards in the Buang local-level government (LLG) area of Bulolo district, following ongoing efforts by the…
Prime Minister James Marape on August 1 told Parliament his government was not informed about a significant transaction involving Ok Tedi Mining Limited, Kumul Mineral…
Prime Minister James Marape has praised Papua New Guinea's mining and petroleum industries for their vital role in the country's development over the past five…
The government is undertaking a significant overhaul of its petroleum sector with the establishment of a new National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the introduction of…
Energy Minister Peter Iosaimo has introduced landmark legislation intended to transform Papua New Guinea's energy sector by comprehensively regulating the refined petroleum supply chain. The…
The government on August 1 formally approved the final investment decision for the long-anticipated Pacific Lime and Cement (PLC) project. The facility will be located…
The Frieda River copper-gold project is undergoing an environmental impact assessment (EIA) by the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA), project director Phil McCormack confirmed…
Papua New Guinea has launched its first National Radiological Dosimetry Laboratory at the University of Technology (PNGUOT), marking a major step in radiation safety and…
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is set to begin taxing gold production following the official certification of the 2025 Bougainville Mining Act. Bougainville House Speaker…
Mining and petroleum continue to dominate Papua New Guinea’s export landscape, with the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) confirming the sector as the country’s…
TotalEnergies EP PNG Ltd. and its project partners have invested over $330 million (about 1.2 billion kina) in Papua New Guinea (PNG), according to the…
Prime Minister James Marape praised New Porgera Limited (NPL) for its strong performance in the second quarter of 2025 and appealed to Enga province residents…
Alluvial mining in Morobe provinces has been revitalized through the relaunch of Morobe Alluvial Mining Limited (MAML), marking a new chapter for the province’s mining…
The Bulolo District Development Authority restored electricity supply to the Buang local level government (LLG) in Morobe province on July 22. The Bulolo District Rural…
A landowner company has called on Prime Minister James Marape and the government to transfer 4.27% of the Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (PNG…
Santos Ltd. reported strong liquefied natural gas (LNG) production from the PNG LNG project in the second quarter of 2025, driven by high operational reliability.…
Prime Minister James Marape said that one of the key outcomes of the Defense Cooperation Agreement with the US is the development of a fuel…
Bougainville Copper Ltd. (BCL) has outlined plans to revive the long-dormant Panguna copper mine following the Autonomous Bougainville Government's (ABG) acquisition of majority control in…
Enga Governor Sir Peter Ipatas called on the Mineral Resources Authority and Mining Ministry to immediately facilitate the Community Development Agreement (CDA) for the landowners…
Prime Minister James Marape reaffirmed the ban on deep sea mining initiated by his government in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) exclusive economic zones. Marape made…
The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has granted Ok Tedi Mining Limited a clearance to purchase the Misima Gold Project from Kingston Resources Limited.…
Prime Minister James Marape met with senior ExxonMobil executives in Houston, United States on July 9 to advance Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s next wave of…
Nimamar local-level government (LLG) head Stanley Tunut on July 5 urged New Ireland Governor Walter Schnaubelt to facilitate an environmental audit of the 30-year-old Lihir…
Porgera Landowners Association chairman Mark Tony Ekepa on July 8 said resettlement remains the most urgent and overlooked issues faced by landowners. Ekepa noted that…
