Tag: Oil and gas

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist The President of Palau has slammed New Zealand's new government for its oil and gas exploration plans as the...

A bill introducing harsh penalties and extending the scope of a law applying to those who obstruct public places has been passed after an...

By Andrew Anton Mako in Port Moresby “When we don’t have any of these copper and gold mines anymore, where are we headed?” This quote is...

ANALYSIS: By Isabelle Gerretsen Last Sunday, Emmanuel Macron was re-elected France’s president, beating far-right and anti-EU candidate Marine Le Pen. “Making France a great green nation,...

RNZ News Independence leader and Nobel laureate José Ramos-Horta has declared victory in Timor-Leste's presidential election, saying he had secured "overwhelming" support and would now...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea's Justice Minister Bryan Kramer has confirmed that he has ordered his department -- Justice and the Attorney-General (DJAG) -- to...

By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor New Zealand is heading for a major upheaval under a landmark plan to combat the climate crisis...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Fifteen months after a treaty pledged to usher in a “new chapter” in the relationship between Australia and neighbouring Timor-Leste, the...

This year is a crucial year for Papua New Guinea's mining industry as important players - in Hela, Porgera and Madang - are being...

By Rahul Bhattarai Greenpeace executive director Russel Norman praised the “people power” that gained an important victory in the “oil war” when the Rainbow Warrior...

By Glenn Banks and Martyn Namorong in Port Moresby Government revenues from Papua New Guinea’s mining, oil and gas sector have essentially dried up. With the...

By Jose Belo in Dili, Timor-Leste Timor-Leste's parliamentary elections on May 12 have returned Xanana Gusmao to the Government Palace in Dili in an alliance...

The Bentley Effect ... "inspiring celebration of the power of community". Video: The Bentley Effect Movie By Kendall Hutt in Auckland In 2010, gas exploration in...

The majority of shareholders approve ExxonMobil Corporation's takeover of InterOil in Papua New Guinea. Image: EMTV Papua New Guinea's InterOil shareholders agree to ExxonMobil acquisition;...