One of the joint venture partners in the Elevala-Ketu wet gas resource in Papua New Guinea is urging the field operator to drop a proposed liquefied natural gas concept, writes Russell Searancke.
Kina Petroleum said that it, and others, have voiced opposition to Horizon Oil’s proposed Western LNG scheme for several reasons, including the high cost of hundreds of kilometres of onshore export pipeline that affects the economic viability of the project.