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ExxonMobil confirms machinery damage at PNG gas pipe project
22 June 2018
ExxonMobil PNG confirmed...that some heavy equipment had been damaged at its Angore gas pipeline construction project in Papua New Guinea....
...[G]overnment declared a state of emergency in the Southern Highlands province...and sent troops into the region after rioters went on a rampage protesting a failed court challenge to a provincial governor’s election.
...“We confirm vandalism has occurred at Angore well pad A,” an ExxonMobil PNG spokeswoman said via email.
“ExxonMobil PNG is continuing to monitor tension in Angore in Hela Province,” she said.
...The Highlands Region has long been the scene of unrest and protests, especially among landowners who have yet to receive payment from the government out of royalties on the [AUD]$19 billion PNG LNG project....