Protected Carbon in Papua New Guinea

Affected Areas

These protected areas in Papua New Guinea contain current or planned fossil fuel projects. Oil, gas, and coal extraction in protected areas harms their natural value while contributing to climate change.

• Fossil Fuel Type
• Affected Area

• Oil & Gas
• Crater Mountain

Extraction Data

This table shows a summary of potential emissions from fossil fuel extraction projects in protected areas in Papua New Guinea (including projects that are currently extracting, planned or idled).

• Fossil Fuel Type
• Fossil Fuel Quantity
• CO₂ Quantity (MT CO₂e)

• Oil & Gas
• 32.19 MMBOE
• 13.47

• Coal
• 0.00
• 0.00

• Combined
• 13.47

Deposits Data

This table shows a summary of potential emissions from fossil fuel deposits under protected areas in Papua New Guinea. Many of these are not yet the target of any industry activities and could more easily become part of a non-extraction policy.

• Fossil Fuel Type
• CO₂ Quantity (MT CO₂e)

• Oil & Gas
• 96.17

• Coal
• 1.84

• Combined
• 98.01

Early Warnings

This table shows untouched protected areas that have planned carbon extraction projects, along with their respective startup dates.

• Affected Area
• Startup Date

• Crater Mountain
• 2048

Profiting Companies

• Fossil Fuel Type
• Profiting Company

• Oil & Gas
• ExxonMobil

• Oil & Gas
• International Petroleum Corporation (IPC)

• Oil & Gas
• Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited

• Oil & Gas
• Other partner(s)

• Oil & Gas
• PNG Drilling Ventures Limited

• Oil & Gas
• Santos

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