Residents of Manu and it’s surrounds can now treat themselves to an ENZO’s Pizza. The latest addition to PNG’s favourite Pizza outlet is conveniently located at the recently reopened Puma Station on Taurama Road. ENZO’s Pizza Country Development Manager Sudeep Geethanandan said, “Our vision is to make ENZO’s more accessible to all Papua New Guineans. B...

Contrary to recent news outlets, PNG Business News aims to shed light on PNG's ongoing tuberculosis (TB) crisis. In 2020, the global number of TB deaths rose for the first time in a decade, and the situation in PNG is particularly dire. With thirteen daily TB-related deaths, the impact on workforce health and productivity is significant, as TB cases and f...

Photo: Remington Group CEO, Peter Goodwin (L) and POMCCI Consultant Brian Riches (R). The Remington Group is proud to announce the launch of its ‘Loyal to Local’ campaign with the support of the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The core objective of this campaign is to inspire and encourage both business communities and individuals to ...

From mining camps, to health and education facilities, to retail and commercial fit outs, PNGFP’s NiuBuild provides complete project solutions throughout PNG and the South Pacific. In fact, you might be surprised to know that PNG Forest Products is the largest supplier of timber housing & infrastructure projects in the South Pacific. Having delivered ...

Photo: Pacific Towing towed a replacement 250m oil transfer hose from Port Moresby to an offshore export terminal in the Gulf of Papua in February as part of the terminal’s scheduled routine maintenance.  Pacific Towing also towed the replaced transfer hose back to Port Moresby. Pacific Towing (PacTow) is increasingly performing ocean towages, includin...

The Wan PNG platform has been moving from strength to strength over the last few weeks as it prepares for its official launch soon. After signing the Memorandum of Understanding between Papua LNG and Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited, the platform has now been presented at a number of events such as the recently organised Port Moresby Chamber of Commerc...

Photo: The apprentices and OTML Training Centre Staff at the indenture signing Thirty-seven (37) new apprentices have joined Ok Tedi Mining Limited’s (OTML) Apprenticeship Training Program, bringing the total number of apprentices currently undergoing the program to 73. The first-year apprentices signed their Indenture Contracts with OTML and the Na...

Photo: Students from Tabubil International School with OTML Safety Mascots PITA and SES after a Road Safety Awareness. Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) staged a week-long awareness campaign in all its operational sites, of Fubilan/Folomian, Tabubil, Kiunga, Bige and Port Moresby focusing on ‘Light Vehicles and Mobile Equipment Safety’ during its National ...

ExxonMobil has appointed Tera Shandro, currently Senior Opportunity Evaluation Advisor to the ExxonMobil CEO & Management Committee, as its new Chairperson and Managing Director at ExxonMobil PNG Limited. Shandro takes over from outgoing Chairman and Managing Director, Peter Larden, who will become the Senior Upstream & Low Carbon Solutions Adv...

Photo from left to right: Luke Liria (KPHL), Richard Kassman (TotalEnergies), Wapu Sonk (KPHL), Jean Marc Noiray (TotalEnergies), Marie-Alix Dognin (Total Energies), Evan Shellshear (UBIDY). Credit: Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited To increase job opportunities for Papua New Guineans, the country's national petroleum frontrunner Kumul Petroleum Holding...

BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) has appointed Nuni Kulu as the new Group Chief Operating Officer (GCOO) on Wednesday 26th April, 2023, making Ms. Kulu the first Papua New Guinean woman to have this leadership role in its history. With a career that spans over 25 years in the banking industry, Ms. Kulu entered as a graduate trainee in 1998, before mov...

Photo: Santos Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Gallagher. Photo credit: Attila Csaszar Strong sales revenue and free cash flow Sales revenue of US$1.6 billion in the first quarter First quarter production of 22.2 mmboe was lower than the prior quarter primarily due to reduced domestic gas volumes in Western Australia supporte...

Photo: Mr Kedi Illimbit, the new MD/CEO of OTML The Board of Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) has appointed Mr Kedi Ilimbit as the Company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer effective 17th April 2023.  Chairman of the Board, Mr Jeffrey Innes said that Mr Ilimbit was appointed following an international search campaign and a thorough assessment...

Photo: Group photo after the Business Matching meeting in October 2022 between PNG and Indonesia SMEs Are you an entrepreneur and looking to grow your business to another level? Look no further, as AIDAN Limited is an international consultancy, networking and business development company aiming to empower entrepreneurial professionals and creating Inte...

The National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) of Papua New Guinea has further improved the country’s oil spill response capabilities.  February saw senior representatives from key maritime stakeholders attend Level 3 Oil Spill Response Training in Port Moresby.  The training comes on the back of the country’s first National Spill Response Exercise held la...

Wan PNG is a platform and community dedicated to expanding opportunities for local Papua New Guineans. Its goal is to increase the development and sustainable employment of local PNG talent, so everyone in our great nation can share in newfound resources and growing prosperity. With the goal of empowering individuals and businesses with the skills and ...