Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) celebrated that nine individuals had successfully completed their Graduate Development Program, in a ceremony marking the completion of their two-year journey with the company. During the event, KPHL managing director Wapu Sonk presented certificates of appreciation to the graduates and officially welcomed them into full-time roles with the organisation. He…
The executive management team of Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited has been boosted by the recent appointment of Mr Gary Constantine as Executive General Manager, Commercial. Mr Constantine is an industry professional with decades of experience in many countries in the Asia Pacific region including the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Australia and Canada – where he…
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…
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…
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…
– 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…
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited, the national petroleum and energy company, today officially opened the brachytherapy treatment service at the ANGAU Memorial Hospital in Lae. Kumul Petroleum Managing Director, Wapu Sonk said the company’s focus on restoring cancer treatment services at the ANGAU Memorial Hospital is in line with the company’s mission, which is to use…
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 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…
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…
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited managing director, Wapu Sonk, today handed over a cheque of K150 million to the State Owned Enterprises Minister Hon. William Duma, as final dividend payment for the year. Mr Sonk said, “This has been a tough year financially for KPHL, we have had to meet our PNG LNG Project JV cash…
KPHL’s contractor, China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Company has begun construction of a Jet A1 fuel import and storage facility at a site adjacent to the Motukea wharf. Kumul Petroleum Managing Director, Wapu Sonk said, “This facility is part of the commitment we made to the Government and people of…
Senior Kumul Petroleum Holdings technical staff are attending the annual Wison Technology Seminar, currently being held in Shanghai, China. This year the event has attracted more than 160 delegates from all over the world, along with internationally recognised industry presenters who covered a range of technologies related to matters that almost all industries have to…
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited recently closed an agreement with American energy company Chevron USA Inc (Singapore Branch) that will further KPHL’s goal of acquiring additional equity in the PNG LNG Project in Papua New Guinea. In September 2023, Santos announced a binding sale agreement to deliver Kumul a 2.6 per cent participating interest in the…
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited has just finalised its acquisition of additional equity in the PNG LNG Project from Santos Limited. KPHL managing director Wapu Sonk explains, “Under our agreement with Santos we made a part payment of US$352 million earlier this year, with the balance to be paid by December 2024, and we have just…
Apart from its project and licence area shareholding, KPHL is 100% owner and operator of four petroleum retention licences, has established the Kumul Petroleum Academy for specialist industry training, supports the construction of rural electrification infrastructure, health infrastructure and services (especially cancer and heart disease related), various sporting codes and other worthy community development initiatives.
At the end of August seventeen ExxonMobil trainees graduated in a ceremony held at the Kumul Petroleum Academy at Idubada. The trainees had completed a one-year full time course and…
Today Kumul Petroleum Holdings awarded a contract to OilMin Holdings Limited to carry out seismic work in two petroleum retention licences where KPHL is the operator. General Manager, Fintan Lalor,…
Kumul Petroleum Holding Limited today criticised Puma Energy for leaking to the media the contents a commercially sensitive letter written to the Prime Minister and senior ministers, without the courtesy…
Kumul Petroleum hosts an annual Energy Summit, initiated based on the belief that PNG’s oil, gas and energy potential should be properly showcased at an appropriate venue and platform within the country rather than offshore.
We want to attract and retain the best Papua New Guineans for important roles and responsibilities in the company, to ensure our current and future success in a highly demanding industry.
As we develop our Human Resource and Talent Management capacities, we will introduce the latest in HR Practices of the industry, ensuring our competitiveness on a global standard.
We are establishing a robust performance management system which will promote individual performance, talent development and succession planning.