21 Mar 2017

Warning of a new blockade in LNG project hub

From , 6:03 am on 21 March 2017

Papua New Guinea's major Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG project could be shut down again due to simmering landowner frustrations.

Landowners in the Highlands province of Hela say the government has let them down again by not following through on promised benefits from the multi-billion dollar gas project.

As Johnny Blades reports, things are at risk of flaring up again in the heart of the ExxonMobil-operated LNG project.

LNG Project facility, Hela Province, Papua New Guinea

LNG Project facility, Hela Province, Papua New Guinea Photo: RNZI / Johnny Blades