Less than three years after it began sending one of its most precious resources overseas, Papua New Guinea’s future may be determined by how much of it stays at home. The Pacific island nation wants some of the world’s top explorers to allow a portion of its natural gas to stay in the country, said Nixon Duban, the minister for the government’s petroleum and energy department.
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Poor Pacific Nation Asks Drillers: Can We Keep Some of Our Gas?
Less than three years after it began sending one of its most precious resources overseas, Papua New Guinea’s future may be determined by how much of it stays at home. The Pacific island nation wants some of the world’s top explorers to allow a portion of its natural gas to stay in the country, said Nixon Duban, the minister for the government’s petroleum and energy department.
Earth’s newest continent ‘Zealandia’ was found thanks to a…
By now you’ve probably seen the big geology news: Earth has a brand-new continent called Zealandia , and it’s been hiding from us for ages. What’s less widely known about the discovery, however, is how it came about – and what it means for we humans who live on top of the rocks.
American Airlines, Qantas may revive joint venture plan under Trump
American Airlines Group Inc and Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd may reapply to the U.S. Transportation Department for permission to coordinate prices and flight schedules now the Trump administration is in charge, Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce said. The pair’s application for a joint venture covering the United States, Australia and New Zealand markets was rejected in November under the Obama administration amid opposition from rival carriers Hawaiian Airlines Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp .
Vegemite goes home: Oreo maker sells to Australia’s Bega
In this March 20, 2012, file photo, a customer takes a jar of Vegemite from next to an empty shelve in a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand. Vegemite and other grocery products are being sold by Oreo-maker Mondelez to Australian dairy company … Bega Cheese in a deal worth about $345.3 million , Mondelez International Inc. said Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017.