Stakeholder Oil Search reveals "good progress" made on Papua New Guinea project in first quarter.
"Good progress" has been made on the PNG LNG project so far, with the first foundation poured for Train 1 and talks ongoing for contract awards.
Oil Search, which holds a 29% interest in the 6.6 million tonnes per annum project in the Southern Highlands and Western provinces of Papua New Guinea, spent US$246.5 million on PNG LNG during the first quarter.
Work including infrastructure construction, site preparation and pipeline clearing along the southern part of the onshore pipeline route continued. Upstream work is also said to have moved forward on the Hides Gas Conditioning Plant and Komo airfield, said Oil Search.
"Consultation is ongoing between project personnel, government representatives and local landowner groups to ensure appropriate benefits distribution, contract award and employment for project activities," explained managing director Peter Botten.
ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Highlands is constructing and will operate the project. As well as Oil Search, co-venturers include Kroton No. 2, Santos, JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration Corporation, Mineral Resources Development Company and Eda Oil.
Botten added that the partners are continuing to look at the logistics plans needed to enable Hides development drilling to begin in late 2011.
"As part of the PNG LNG project development plan, a number of modifications are required to be made to the oil field infrastructure so that the fields are able to provide pipeline specification and pre-commissioning gas for the Project," said Botten.
"Preparations for this work are well underway," he added.
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