Summit a great initiative: Worrall

By Mark Haihuie
THE inaugural PNG Petroleum and Energy Summit is a great initiative by the government, according to ExxonMobil PNG manager public and government Affairs Daniel Worrall.
He told The National that the summit being hosted in country was fitting, while noting the traditional meet conducted annually by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum.
“I think what is important is that this is the inaugural summit in Papua New Guinea with the other summit being held annually by the Chamber of  Mines and Petroleum with it being held one year in Sydney and next here.
“We are delighted that Kumul Petroleum and the ministry for energy have come together to hold something like this in the country and ExxonMobil PNG is delighted to be a gold sponsor for the summit and we fully support such initiatives,” Worrall said.
The summit gathered participants from the energy sector that ranged from joint venture companies of the PNG LNG project and upcoming Papua LNG with notable LNG (liquefied natural gas) buyers from the Asian market and operators to projects in various capacities.
This was also complimented with the public perspective with the presence of various heads of relevant government agencies.
There were more than 30 speakers over 12 sessions.
Several keynote speakers included t address by the Prime Minister Peter O’Neill at the summit opening.
The three day summit would conclude today with an exclusive visit to the PNG LNG facilities site in Port Moresby.