What is the Oil and Gas Act?

The Oil and Gas Act 1998 (as amended) is the principal legislation that governs petroleum exploration and development and State Entitlement and Benefits in Papua New Guinea. Income Tax Act 1959 (as amended), Division 10 – Mining, Petroleum and Designated Gas Projects. VAT Legislation and Stamp duty legislation.

What is gas in oil and gas?

Natural gas (also called fossil gas; sometimes just gas) is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting of methane and commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, or helium.

How is oil and gas regulated in Nigeria?

Section 44(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the Land Use Act and Petroleum Act vests the exclusive control, ownership, and management of oil and gas in the Federal Government and not to the State of Local Government where the oil and gas are situated.

What is PNG oil?

The PNG LNG Project is a world-class liquefied natural gas development, which commenced operations in 2014, transforming Oil Search into a regionally significant oil and gas producer with a long-term, low cost, high quality LNG revenue stream.

What is domestic market obligation?

Domestic Market Obligation (DMO) in any petroleum project in the country will be compulsory and will be non-negotiable, the recent Petroleum and Energy Summit was told. He said the domestic market LNG will be used for power to supply the energy needs in the country and for other uses such as petrochemical industry.

How do I start an oil and gas company in Nigeria?

How To Start An Oil And Gas Servicing Company In Nigeria

1. REGISTRATION OF COMPANY OR INCORPORATE.
2. OBTAIN DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES (DPR) PERMIT.
3. OBTAIN COMPANY’S TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE.
4. REGISTER WITH NIGERIAN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING BOARD (NCDMB).
5. REGISTER WITH NATIONAL PENSION COMMISSION (PENCOM).

What is the LNG project?

LNG Canada is a large industrial energy project that will build and operate a terminal for the liquefaction, storage, and loading of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the port of Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada.

What does Oil Search do?

Oil Search operates all of PNG’s producing oil fields and holds a 29 per cent interest in the ExxonMobil-operated PNG LNG Project – a world class project exporting to major markets in Asia.

How is Oil gas made?

Gasoline is made when crude oil is broken into various petroleum products through a process of fractional distillation. The finished product is then distributed to gas stations through pipelines. Because of this, gasoline is one of the most widely used petroleum products.