Planned Papua LNG Project May Create 10,000 Construction Jobs in 2018

InterOil Corp. reported Friday that field operator France's Total S.A. is progressing work on the Papua LNG Project in Petroleum Retention License (PRL) 15, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and construction of the development is expected to commence in 2018, creating employment for up to 10,000 persons, the firm said Friday when announcing financial results for the first quarter of 2016 (1Q 2016) ending March 31. The PRL 15 joint venture is nearing the final stages of the Elk-Antelope appraisal program, with the Papua LNG (liquefied natural gas) project’s basis of design work expected to progress to front-end engineering and design work next year. - See more at: http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?hpf=1&a_id=144509&utm_source=DailyNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2016-05-16&utm_content=&utm_campaign=feature_2#sthash.IpvxeumK.dpuf