The Chamber of Mines and Petroleum has expressed surprise at the passing of the Mining (Amendment) Bill 2020, and Oil and Gas (Amendment) Bill 2020 in yesterday’s session of Parliament.
“The Chamber last engaged with government in January this year, with our Prime Minister and respective ministers of Mining and Petroleum, and a commitment was made for effective consultation,” it said in a statement.
“The Chamber is studying the bills to analyse their impact on the resource sector, and on Papua New Guinea as an investment destination, and will make its views known shortly.”