Chemical industry in Papua New Guinea

Projects in Papua New Guinea

chemXplore tracks 2 projects in Papua New Guinea, of which 2 are active.

1 FEED / Pre-FID 1 Under Construction

1 new construction and 1 expansion.

Expected to start operating
2026
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2027
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2028
2 projects
2029
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2030
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2031
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What moved recently
  • April 2026 St Barbara New Simberi Gold Project Expansion · Under Construction

Owners and developers: ENEOS Xplora Inc. (1), ExxonMobil (1), Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (1), Lingbao Gold Group Company Ltd. (1), Mineral Resources Development Company Limited (1), Santos Limited (1)

Investors: Lingbao Gold Group Company Ltd. (1), St Barbara Limited (1)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on all 2 of them For subscribers

Targeting: Carbon dioxide (1), Gold (1), Natural gas (1)

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Latest Papua New Guinean chemical industry news

5 October 2026
AkzoNobel sells Decorative Paints South East Asia to Nippon Paint for $1.35 billion

Seven-country Deco sale yields about $1bn net; EV/FY25 EBITDA multiple 21x; closing mid‑2027 (Indonesia late‑2026).

28 September 2026
TotalEnergies strategy and outlook 2026

4% annual energy growth to 2030; $10bn free cash flow uplift 2025–2030; $14–17bn/yr capex 2027–2032; dividend +5%/yr to 2030 and planned buybacks.

7 September 2026
TotalEnergies advances Papua LNG toward FID

EPC tendering completed, capex trimmed to ~$14bn after ~$4bn savings; operatorship to move to ExxonMobil; LNG marketing JV and offtake deals secure 2.4 Mtpa and 1.5 Mtpa.

28 August 2026
PETRONAS 1H 2026: resilient results and energy-security focus

Revenue up 15% to RM152.4bn; PAT RM27.2bn; CAPEX RM41.4bn and full ownership of PRefChem expected in 2H 2026 amid West Asia conflict-driven volatility.

27 August 2026
Metso selected as process technology partner for New Simberi expansion

EUR 10m order booked; deliveries include Vertimill regrind, TankCell flotation, VPA pressure filtration and HRT thickener to enable sulphide processing and ~200,000 oz/year target.