Total restarts Papua LNG project

According to a report by Pipeline & Gas Magazine on May 5, French oil company Total and the Papua New Guinea government announced the restart of the Papua LNG project, which was delayed by a year due to the new crown epidemic.

On May 3, a delegation led by Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman and CEO of Total, and Samuel Basil, Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, held a meeting to jointly review the next development of the Papua LNG project.

The Papua LNG project will focus on the two main discoveries in the PRL-15 block, the production of Elk and Antelope, and these two discoveries will not be fully evaluated until 2017.

The government of Papua New Guinea and Total, as operators, announced the re-mobilization of the project team and other required resources.

Pouyanne said, I am honored to welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea to review the Papua LNG implementation plan at our headquarters in Paris.

Total and the Papua New Guinea authorities will cooperate to create significant domestic value and implement the Papua LNG project in an exemplary way, while taking into consideration biodiversity and environmental concerns as well as the rights of local communities.

Total operates the Elk and Antelope onshore oil fields and is the largest shareholder of the PRL-15 license with a 31.

Hao Fen translated from Pipeline & Natural Gas Magazine

The original text is as follows:

　　Total and Papua New Guinea Government Remobilizing, Planning Papua LNG Project

　　France-based oil company Total and the government of Papa New Guinea announced the remobilization of the Papua LNG project after a year of delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

　　Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman and CEO of Total, and a Delegation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) led by the Deputy Prime Minister Samuel Basil met May 3 with the objective to review together the next steps for the development of the Papua LNG project.

　　Papua LNG project will target the production of the two main discoveries of Block PRL-15, Elk and Antelope, that were fully appraised until 2017.

　　The PNG government and Total as Operator announced the remobilization of the project teams and of other required resources.

　　“I am honored to welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea in our head-offices in Paris to review the Papua LNG implementation plan,” Pouyanne said.

　　Total and PNG Authorities will cooperate to create significant in-country value and to implement the Papua LNG project in an exemplary manner and taking into highest consideration the biodiversity and environmental stakes as well as the local communities' rights.

　　Total operates the Elk and Antelope onshore fields and is the largest shareholder of the PRL-15 permit with a 31.