Lamaika youth dancers from Mei'i and Uaripi villages of Tairuma Bay, Kerema, Gulf Province, performing at the opening of InterOil's Kerema office last Thursday |
INTEROIL
Corporation is moving to make final decision on location of its condensate
stripping plant and its liquefied natural gas facility in Gulf Province.
Gulf governor
Havila Kavo gave the strongest indication yet, last Thursday, of InterOil’s
intention to operate exclusively from Gulf province without pulling a liquid
gas carrier pipeline all the way from Gulf to InterOil’s Napa Napa facility
inside Port Moresby harbour.
The indication was that InterOil was now more
committed to developing, processing and marketing the condensate and liquified
natural gas products directly from Gulf
Province, he said.
Governor Kavo
said he had been briefed by the company of its intentions.
He was speaking
at a public celebration of the formal opening of InterOil’s Gulf province
office.
InterOil's new Kerema office |
Governor Kavo
used the occasion to indicate that he was pleased InterOil was moving to
develop its gas condensate stripping plant (CSP) and its liquefied natural gas
(LNG) facility exclusively in Gulf province.
Governor Kavo
said he was encouraged by InterOil’s cautionary approach to ensuring that
issues pertaining to project impacted and affected area landowners were
exhaustively and amicably dealt with as matters of priority to ensure
harmonious development of the CSP and LNG facility.
InterOil’s community
affairs general manager Geoff Hiatt said the company was seriously looking at
its Gulf province project development options and a definite announcement will
be made in the coming weeks of how the company will position its development
options.
InterOil community affairs general manager Geoff Hiatt and Governor Havila Kavo cutting the ribbon to open InterOil’s Kerema office last Thursday |
He said it was
the company’s desire to use the Elk and Antelope prospects as catalyst to
gainfully drive the province’s long time development.
Senior InterOil
officials, Department of Petroleum and Energy representatives, government gas
liaison officers and Gulf governor Havila Kavo joined Gulf province
administration officials, public servants, town residents and nearby Karaeta,
Siviri, Mei’I, Uaripi, Petoe and Luritera villagers to celebrate the event.
The InterOil team from left: Ray Weber, Fred Airi, Geoff Hiatt, Maurice Peremai and Susuve Laumaea outside the newly opened InterOil office in Kerema last Thursday |
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