ExxonMobil and Total are aiming to enter the front-end engineering and design phase later this year on two major projects that will underpin expansion of the Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas project, even though the area where the facility is located has been undergoing a volatile period, writes Russell Searancke.
Recent domestic strife has resulted in the government declaring a state of emergency in the province of Southern Highlands, which hosts all PNG’s producing fields, and the destruction of equipment used in the Angore tie-back project.
