Santos buys into Exxon-led PNG gas field amid political ructions

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Santos buys into Exxon-led PNG gas field amid political ructions
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ExxonMobil has agreed to sell down its holding in the P'nyang gas field in ...

BANGALORE/SYDNEY - ExxonMobil has agreed to sell down its holding in the P’nyang gas field in Papua New Guinea to Santos Ltd, giving the Australian company a stake in the field that will help feed an expansion of Exxon’s PNG LNG project.

The deal helps smooth the way for the planned expansion of PNG LNG, roughly aligning Santos’ 13.5% stake in the LNG project and the new gas field. Santos’ shares rose as much as 2% to a two-week high after the announcement, in a slightly stronger broader market.The P’nyang partners are waiting to seal an agreement with the government for development of the field, but the signing has been delayed amid political ructions in Papua New Guinea.

The Ombudsman Commission said in a December report leaked this week that O’Neill failed to follow correct legal procedures and bypassed parliament in deciding to borrow the money, used to buy shares in oil and gas producer Oil Search Ltd.

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