Angore landowners call on state, MRDC to open accounts

THE 148 Incorporated Land Groups (ILGs) in Angore, Hela, which hosts the gas power plant that supplies the Porgera mine want their accounts opened.
The power plant which supplies power to the gold mine is now located at Block 1642 of Angore’s Petroleum Development Licence (PDL) 8 gas field and not in Hides.
There are 31 ILGs in Block 1642 and the Pina clan (No.29) is on the ministerial determination executed in 2022. The primary tenement holder for Block 1642 is Santos.
Barrick has a commercial arrangement with Santos, however, Santos is yet to comply with Sect 47 (5) of the Oil and Gas Act.
Acording to court documents, landholders have now been identified through the Court Sanctioned Alternative Dispute process. The State is restricted entry into Angore PDL8 area including the power plant site per a letter from the Department of Petroleum and Energy (Aug 23, 2017).
Angore landowner chairman John Tambiabu said the state and Hela government were in contempt of a court order dating Jan 12, 2017 and June 18, 2015 in delaying account opening for Angore PDL8 through the Mineral Resource Development Company.