LNG

We have too many dreams without meaning

On 30 Jul, 2011 By rait man

By Joe Wasia*

SURE, IN THE MINDS of many Papua New Guineans, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project will bring a lot of changes into our country. Yes, if revenues are managed and used well it will be a pillar of the economy. Or otherwise.

The question is: will our so-called leaders and bureaucrats manage the revenues from this project with the mindset of developing this nation?

Resource boom cause growing wealth divide in the Pacific: ADB Report

On 23 Jul, 2011 By Effrey

Will Papua New Guinea benefit or lose out in the commodity boom?

On 04 May, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

By Paul Barker, Director of the Institute of National Affairs*

Will Papua New Guinea survive the resource boom?

On 22 Apr, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

The real resources curse for PNG is not necessarily economic in nature. As an immature nation still struggling to achieve modernity, it is possible that the intra-national conflict fuelled by competition for the considerable monetary spoils of the resources boom will threaten the very political existence of PNG as a nation....

By Susan Merrell*

We should all applaud Customs boss Gary Juffa

On 11 Apr, 2011 By tok stret With 2 Comments

Papua New Guinea Customs Commissioner, Gary Juffa, has spoken out against more tax concessions for foreign companies, saying he would not mind if such concessions were given to PNG companies but these concessions are going to giant off shore contractors who are merely seeking to hike up their profit margins so their executives can enjoy lucrative bonuses at the expense of the people of PNG.

Resource projects stealing PNGs self-reliance

On 11 Apr, 2011 By rait man

BY WARREN DUTTON*

I AM DESPERATELY afraid that our Liquefied Natutral Gas Project could turn out to be the sickest joke that the world has as yet played on PNG.

We must turn the undoubted revenue that will flow from the LNG Project into real wealth that will genuinely benefit all our people and especially our rural majority.

The future looks bleak if we do not learn from others failures

On 09 Mar, 2011 By rait man

By David Ephraim Cloudiuz

Lessons from Nigeria, a nation that best illustrates the contradictions of being a producer of crude oil but an importer of petrol and diesel; when commercial extractions of crude oil began in Nigeria in 1958, the nation was producing 4,000 barrels per day. This climbed to over 2.2 million daily, Apart from fueling climate change; crude oil exploitation in Nigeria has fuelled corruption, poverty, disease and violence.

Human Rights report highlights Papua New Guinea's many problems

On 30 Jan, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

A new global report paints a gloomy picture of the many problems facing Papua New Guinea and the failure of our politicians to protect the rights and interests of ordinary citizens.

In its World Report 2011, Human Rights Watch documents how 2010 was another dismal year for PNG with corruption, police abuses, and violence against women and girls all dominating the news headlines.

Three stories in one day point to calamitous year ahead for Exxon's LNG

On 03 Jan, 2011 By rait man

Three media stories published on New Years Eve foretell what could be a calamitous year ahead for the giant Exxon-Mobil Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea.

The LNG project has already faced countless delay's and shutdowns caused by landowner disputes, poor working conditions, deaths and allegations of corruption.

Oil and gas projects not delivering for Highlands people

On 03 Jan, 2011 By rait man

Massive oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) projects in the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea have not yet delivered any meaningful assistance to the people of the region, says Peter Korugl, and worse, have promoted greed and corruption while making the people mere spectators on their own land.

By Peter Korugl

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