Provisional SEZ licence for Kumul Petroleum

Chairman of the Special Economic Zone Authority, Dr Lawrence Sause, announced today that the SEZA Board had approved the issue of a 12-month provisional developer licence to Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited, for the development of the Central Province Industrial Park in the Caution Bay area. In a small ceremony Chairman Sause officially notified Kumul Petroleum…

KPHL partners with NDoE to drive STEM

Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited is proud to announce a transformative partnership with the National Department of Education  through the sponsorship of 30 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students in 2025. This strategic initiative reinforces the government’s commitment to a knowledge-based economy and aims to nurture Papua New Guinea’s future engineers, scientists, and innovators through…

KPHL management visit construction sites

In early July the executive management team of Kumul Petroleum Holdings visited two construction sites where the company is constructing important infrastructure that will assist the long-term provision of increased national content and essential services in the country. Under construction is the Motukea Fuel Facility adjacent to the Motukea international wharf, and the Training and…

Exploration milestone for Kumul Petroleum

– Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited, the national petroleum and energy company has just finished its seismic programme on the Kimu and Barikewa licences where it is the operator. Kumul Petroleum Managing Director, Wapu Sonk said,” On Wednesday 26th of March we shot the last hole on a seismic line in the  Kimu licence and camp…

Jet A1 tanks rising at Motukea

Four Jet A1 fuel storage tanks are gradually rising above the ground at the a site adjacent to the Motukea international wharf. The construction work by Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited is part of their commitment to provide a long-term solution to critical fuel suuply in Port Moresby and PNG and ensure that fuel supply crises…

KPHL starts shooting seismic in Gulf Province!

KPHL has just this month started gathering seismic data in its Barikewa petroleum retention licence in Gulf Province. Kumul Petroleum Managing Director, Wapu Sonk explained, “Our contractor, OM Holdings Limited or OilMin, has for the last few months been engaged in landowner engagement, building camps, helipads and bridging, drilling holes for explosive charges, and laying…

KCH MD VISITS MOTUKEA FUEL STORAGE CONSTRUCTION

Managing director of Kumul Consolidated Holdings Professor David Kavanamur met Kumul Petroleum’s managing director, Wapu Sonk together with his project management team to tour the fuel storage facility being constructed at Motukea, adjacent to the port, to address the fuel shortage issues the country has been experiencing. KPHL is constructing infrastructure for the import and…