Field partner Oil Search revealed Monday Netherland Sewell & Associates and Gaffney Cline & Associates had been engaged to carry out the certification, which is expected to take about 120 days.

“A key priority for the Papua LNG project co-venturers and the PNG government is to confirm the size of the resource and move seamlessly into the development phase, as soon as possible,” Oil Search managing director Peter Botten said.

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