PNG Upgrade

Oil Search upgrades production target at PNG plant

The Exxon Mobil-operated PNG LNG plant, in which Santos also has a stake, has performed without a hitch since starting last year, ramping up both its ­production trains faster than ­expected and producing at above nameplate capacity.

“Based on the PNG LNG plant’s performance to date, we are confident the project can continue to produce above nameplate capacity of 6.9 million tonnes per year,” Oil Search managing director Peter Botten said.