PNG LNG row over, says ExxonMobil

Back to work: ExxonMobil says community leaders and the government have come to a resolution in the Hildes land row

ExxonMobil has said a land dispute with residents in Papua New Guinea that halted part of the works on its $15.7 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has ended.

"Community leaders in the Hides area have come to a resolution with the government to allow work in Hides to resume. We have begun to mobilise our workforce to recommence work," Exxon spokeswoman Rebecca Arnold said, according to Reuters.

Esso Highlands, the Exxon subsidiary which operates the LNG development, had stopped work in the Hides region of the Southern Highlands after residents demanding additional compensation for their land threatened workers at the plant.

ExxonMobil’s statement comes just hours after the Papua New Guinea government said it was preparing to deploy troops to quell the protests.

Papua New Guinea's National Executive Council…

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