Overview of License Data for 2024
Table 1: PRL Licences Information for Year 2024 for EITI Reporting
| No | Licence | Licensee | Interest Holders | Grant Date | Duration Years | First Extension Grant | Second Extension Grant | Commodity Field | Location | Notes | Total Blocks | Block Numbers | Mapsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRL 3 [E] | ExxonMobil | Orogen Minerals(KUTUBU) Ltd (7.5%), Oil Search (PNG) Ltd (25%), Merlin Petroleum Company (12.5%), Ampolex (PNG) Ltd (27.9798%), Oil Search Ltd (6.0102%), ESSO Highlands Ltd (21.01%) | 12-Apr-2000 - 11-Apr-2005 | 5 | 12-Apr-2005 - 11-Apr-2010 | 23-Aug-2011 - 22-Aug-2015 | Gas Condensate - Pnyang | Western | 2nd Extension Kept in Force by APDL 13 - PNYANG | 5 |
1267; 1268; 1339; 1340 and 1341. |
Fly River Map S.B.54 |
| 2 | PRL 14 | Oil Search (PNG) Limited | Oil Search (PNG) Limited (62.556%); Murray Petroleum Company Limited (26.497%); NCP Oil Company Pty Limited (10.947%) | 22-Nov-2010 - 21-Nov-2015 | 5 | 31-Mar-2017 - 30-Mar-2022 | N/A | Gas - Cobra, Iehi & Saunders fields | Gulf & SHP | S.136 Extension of 1 Year | 5 |
(Fly River MS); 2448; 2520; 2591 and 2592 (Lae M.S) 2449 |
Fly River Map S.B.54 and Lae Map Sheet S.B 55. |
| 3 | PRL 15 | TotalEnergies EP PNG Limited | TotalEnergies EP PNG Limited (37.546884%); ExxonMobil PNG Antelope Limited (35.483871%); PAC LNG Assets Limited (6.750000%); PAC LNG International Limited (5.10000%); PAC LNG Investments Limited (2.50000); PAC LNG Overseas Holding Limited (5.0000%); PAC LNG HOLDINGS LIMITED (3.485000%); JX Nipon Oil & Gas Exploration (Papua LNG) Pty Ltd (2.580645%) | 30-Nov-2010 - 29-Nov-2015 | 5 | 30-Nov-2021 - 29-Nov-2026 | 30-Nov-2021 - 29-Nov-2026 | Gas - Elk/Antelope Gas Field | Gulf | N/A | 9 |
2606; 2678; 2679; 2750; 2751; 2822; 2823; 2894 and 2895. |
Lae Map Sheet S.B. 55 |
| 4 | PRL 21 | Arran Energy Niugini Pty Ltd | Arran Energy Niugini Pty Ltd (83.25%); Kina Petroleum Limited (16.75%) | 18-Mar-2011 - 17-Mar-2016 | 5 | N/A | N/A | Gas - Ketu/Elevala/Tingu Gas Field | Western | Over Ketu/Elevala/Tingu Gas Field; Kept in Force by APDL 12 | 9 |
1772; 1773; 1774; 1775; 1844; 1845; 1846; 1917 and 1918. |
Fly River Map Sheet S.B.54 |
| 5 | PRL 28 | Arran Energy Ltd | Arran Energy Niugini Limited (67.50%); Kumul Gas Niugini BV (20%); Mega Fortune International Ltd (12.50%) | 06-Dec-2011 - 05-Dec-2016 | 5 | 31-Jan-2017 - 30-Jan-2022 | N/A | Gas - Ubuntu | Western | N/A | 2 |
1847 and 1848 |
Fly River Map Sheet S.B. |
| 6 | PRL 39 | ExxonMobil | SPI (220) Limited (56.337206%); InterOil Partners Limited (18.662794%); Oil Search (PNG) Limited (25.00000%) | 20-Dec-2013 - 19-Dec-2018 | 5 | 07-Jul-2020 - 07-Jul-2025 | N/A | Gas - Triceratops | Gulf | N/A | 9 |
2455;2456;2528; 2529;2530; 2531; 2601; 2602; and 2603. |
Lae Map Sheet |
| 7 | PRL 40 | Arran Energy (BVI) Limited | Arran Energy (JG) E&P Pty Limited (80.00%); Kumul Gas Niugini BV (20.00%) | 28-Feb-2017 - 27-Feb-2022 | 5 | N/A | N/A | Gas - Douglas and Pukpuk | Western | Refusal of Extension contended; | 14 |
2498, 2499, 2570-2573, 2642-2645, and 2714-2717. |
Fly River Map Sheet S.B. |
| 8 | PRL 41 | Oil Search (PNG) Limited | Oil Search (PNG) Limited (100.00%) | 14-Feb-2020 - 14-Feb-2025 | 5 | N/A | N/A | Gas - Flinders and Hagana Fields | Gulf | Extension pending | 6 |
445; 516; 517; 518; 589; and 590 |
Port Moresby Map Sheet S.C 55 |
| 9 | PRL 47 | Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited | Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited (100%) | 14-Sep-2021 - 14-Sep-2026 | 5 | N/A | N/A | Gas - Pandora | Gulf | N/A | 9 |
947; 948; 949; 1019; 1020; 1021; 1091; 1092; and 1163. |
Port Moresby Map Sheet S.C 55 |
| 10 | PRL 48 | Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited | Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited (100%) | 13-Apr-2021 - 12-Apr-2026 | 5 | N/A | N/A | Gas - Kimu | Gulf | N/A | 6 |
2725; 2726; 2727; 2797; 2798 and 2799. |
Fly River Map Sheet S.B. |
| 11 | PRL 49 | Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited | Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited (100%) | 13-Apr-2021 - 12-Apr-2026 | 5 | N/A | N/A | Gas - Barikewa | Gulf | N/A | 7 |
(Fly River MS); 2662; 2663; 2735; 2736 and 2808. (Lae M.S) 2737 and 2809. |
Fly River Map S.B.54 and Lae Map Sheet S.B 55. |
| 12 | PRL 50 | Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited | Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited (100%) | 13-Apr-2021 - 12-Apr-2026 | 5 | N/A | N/A | Gas - Uramu | Gulf | N/A | 1 |
3249 |
Fly River Map S.B.54 |
| 13 | PRL 55 | Papuan Oil and Gas Ltd | Papuan Oil and Gas Ltd (100%) | 10-Sep-2021 - 09-Sep-2026 | 5 | N/A | N/A | Gas - Kuru | Gulf | N/A | 2 |
2598 and 2670 |
Lae Map Sheet |
Note: SE Gobe production resumed in October.
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