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PNG resources boom explodes into the new year
THE MOST recent issue of PNG Resources magazine summed up 2009 as "great" and forecast a "bright future" for PNG. Comment?
PNG Attitudea s 2009 - December in review
... for export to Asia is forecast to double PNG's gross domestic product and create thousands of jobs Sir Michael Somare says PNG is not up to the challenges posed by LNG. "We have not trained our people for the projects which will require between ... Comment?
PNG Attitudea s 2009 - May in review
... $414 million in development assistance from Australia in 2009-10, an increase 6% over the previous year Sir Michael Somare heralds a major shift in policy on development aid. A key feature of the new approach will be the recruitment of more ... Comment?
Big LNG cop-out threatens to leave people behind
PNG PRIME minister Michael Somare has admitted that PNG is not up to the challenges posed by the liquefied natural gas project. Comment?
Government of Papua New Guinea Signs InterOil's LNG Project Agreement
... signed the Agreement securing PNG's second LNG project. The signing was witnessed by the Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare. The Agreement sets fiscal terms for a twenty year period, which include a 30% company tax rate and certain exemptions ... Comment?
PNG gas could become 'another Bougainville'
... more than 40 per cent firmly against it. The report also: Questions the appropriateness of PNG Prime Minister Michael Somare's son, Arthur, heading up the Independent Public Business Corporation, which controls the revenues from the project. Attacks ... Comment?
Obama Is Snubbed by Wen at Climate Summit as U.S.-China Tensions Escalate
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... between China and the U.S., according to Paul Bengo , chief of staff to Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare . Negotiators are struggling to forge at least a political agreement in Copenhagen that would signal commitment to complete a ... Comment?
Obama, Copenhagen climate deal: 'Will'
... between China and the U.S., according to Paul Bengo, chief of staff to Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare. Obama was addressing the plenary session of the conference, where talks that started on Dec. 7 were scheduled to end at 6 pm ... Comment?
Obama Under Pressure to Break Rich-Poor Deadlock at Denmark Climate Talks
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... between China and the U.S., according to Paul Bengo , chief of staff to Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare . The tensions follow an all-night negotiating session in Copenhagen that had leaders including Brown, Chinaa s Wen and U.S. ... Comment?
Obama in Denmark Under Pressure to Break Rich-Poor Climate Talks Deadlock
... between China and the U.S., according to Paul Bengo , chief of staff to Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare . Obama is scheduled to speak at this morning plenary session, which originally was set to begin at 10 a.m. local time. The ... Comment?
PNG must fully embrace regional autonomy
A RECENT editorial in the PNG press asserted that next yeara s referendum in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville could have enormous consequences for the country. Comment?
Government Of Papua New Guinea Approves InterOil's LNG Project...
... and that the LNG will be jointly marketed by the upstream owners on behalf of the joint venture. Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, stated, "The government of Papua New Guinea has had a long and successful partnership with ... Comment?
Gunmen try to kill corruption fighter
... al rates PNG in its annual listing of corrupt countries at 151, out of a total of 180. The Prime Minister, Michael Somare, the Treasurer, Patrick Pruaitch, and a host of other government figures are being investigated by the Ombudsman Commission. AAP Comment?
Papua New Guinea assassination attempt
... l ranks PNG 151st out of 180 of the most corrupt countries in their annual list. PNG's Prime Minister Michael Somare, the Treasurer Patrick Pruaitch and a host of other government figures are currently under investigation by the Ombudsman Commission. Comment?
Government of Papua New Guinea Approves InterOil's LNG Project Agreement
... and that the LNG will be jointly marketed by the upstream owners on behalf of the joint venture. Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, stated, "The government of Papua New Guinea has had a long and successful partnership with ... Comment?
PNG cabinet approves LNG project
... to the economic prosperity of the Gulf Province and Papua New Guinea in general," Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare said in a statement on Thursday. InterOil is headquartered in Cairns and has offices in Port Moresby and Houston, Texas. Petromin PNG ... Comment?
ExxonMobil Announces Approval On PNG LNG Project
... together cooperatively with the PNG government to bring this resource to production." PNG Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare presided over the announcement ceremony, attended by PNG government ministers and governors. Somare said, "Project operator ... Comment?
Canberra backs PNG gas project with loan
... to raise concerns that the development could have destructive consequences for PNG. PNG's Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare, said the joint venture partners had shown ''significant confidence in our country'' and that landowners would reap the ... Comment?
Partners approve $15b PNG LNG project
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... go-ahead was made at a ceremony in PNG's capital Port Moresby attended by the nation's Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare. "Exxon Mobil and our other private sector development partners have shown significant confidence in our nation," Sir Michael ... Comment?
Santos upbeat on PNG LNG project nod
... go-ahead was made at a ceremony in PNG's capital Port Moresby attended by the nation's Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare. ``ExxonMobil and our other private sector development partners have shown significant confidence in our nation,'' Sir Michael ... Comment?