Up Close: Board visit to Papua New Guinea LNG operations
construction sites is progressing well. As part of ExxonMobil’s biodiversity strategy in PNG, local and international scientific research organizations specializing in tropical forest research are conducting regular biodiversity monitoring to ensure biodiversity values of the upstream area are retained. During the project’s onshore construction, 16 plant and 77 animal species new to science were identified. In addition to learning more about ExxonMobil’s Upstream operations in that area, the board members had an opportunity to engage with the PNG community through presentations by local employees and villagers, as well as a meeting with the prime minister and the first lady of PNG.
In June 2015, ExxonMobil directors and executives visited the PNG LNG operations to view how ExxonMobil’s holistic approach to managing key sustainability and community issues has been successfully implemented in this unique area. The visit encompassed an overview of the mountainside gas wells and the Hides gas processing plant, as well as a review of the pipeline that transports treated gas from the highlands to the LNG plant. The visit also included a tour of the LNG production and shipping facility, during which board members witnessed an LNG ship preparing for departure. Through the visit, the board observed that the transition from construction phase to production is complete and appropriate environmental monitoring programs have been established. For example, the board saw that revegetation of our
In April 2014, ExxonMobil began liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in Papua New Guinea (PNG), an oceanic country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore Melanesia islands. Current operations include gas production wells and a processing plant in the highlands; LNG production and shipping facilities on the south coast; and more than 500 miles of pipeline. Over the life of the PNG LNG project, ExxonMobil expects to produce and sell more than 9 trillion cubic feet of gas.
ExxonMobil directors and executives tour our liquefied natural gas operations in Papua New Guinea.
ExxonMobil directors and executives at our Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas operations.
CEO Rex Tillerson meets with local workers at our Papua New Guinea operations.
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