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Table 1: Active Petroleum Retention Licences

No Licence Licensee Interest holders Grant date Duration years First extension Second extension Commodity field Location Notes Total blocks Block numbers Mapsheet
1 PRL 3 [E] ExxonMobil Orogen Minerals(KUTUBU) Ltd (7.5%), Oil Search (PNG) Ltd (25%), Merlin Petroleum Company (12.5%), Ampolex (PNG) Ltd (27.9798%), Oil Search Ltd (6.0102%), ESSO Highlands Ltd (21.01%) 12-Apr-2000 - 11-Apr-2005 5 12-Apr-2005 - 11-Apr-2010 23-Aug-2011 - 22-Aug-2015 Gas Condensate - Pnyang Western 2nd Extension Kept in Force by APDL 13 - PNYANG 5 1267; 1268; 1339; 1340 and 1341. Fly River Map S.B.54
2 PRL 14 Oil Search (PNG) Limited Oil Search (PNG) Limited (62.556%); Murray Petroleum Company Limited (26.497%); NCP Oil Company Pty Limited (10.947%) 22-Nov-2010 - 21-Nov-2015 5 31-Mar-2017 - 30-Mar-2022 N/A Gas - Cobra, Iehi & Saunders fields Gulf & SHP S.136 Extension of 1 Year 5 2448; 2520; 2591; 2592 and 2449 Fly River Map S.B.54 and Lae Map Sheet S.B 55.
3 PRL 15 TotalEnergies EP PNG Limited TotalEnergies EP PNG Limited (37.546884%); ExxonMobil PNG Antelope Limited (35.483871%); PAC LNG Assets Limited (6.750000%); PAC LNG International Limited (5.10000%); PAC LNG Investments Limited (2.50000%); PAC LNG Overseas Holding Limited (5.0000%); PAC LNG HOLDINGS LIMITED (3.485000%); JX Nipon Oil & Gas Exploration (Papua LNG) Pty Ltd (2.580645%) 30-Nov-2010 - 29-Nov-2015 5 30-Nov-2021 - 29-Nov-2026 30-Nov-2021 - 29-Nov-2026 Gas - Elk/Antelope Gas Field Gulf N/A 9 2606; 2678; 2679; 2750; 2751; 2822; 2823; 2894 and 2895. Lae Map Sheet S.B. 55
4 PRL 21 Arran Energy Niugini Pty Ltd Arran Energy Niugini Pty Ltd (83.25%); Kina Petroleum Limited (16.75%) 18-Mar-2011 - 17-Mar-2016 5 N/A N/A Gas - Ketu/Elevala/Tingu Gas Field Western Over Ketu/Elevala/Tingu Gas Field; Kept in Force by APDL 12 9 1772; 1773; 1774; 1775; 1844; 1845; 1846; 1917 and 1918. Fly River Map Sheet S.B.54
5 PRL 28 Arran Energy Ltd Arran Energy Niugini Limited (67.50%); Kumul Gas Niugini BV (20%); Mega Fortune International Ltd (12.50%) 06-Dec-2011 - 05-Dec-2016 5 31-Jan-2017 - 30-Jan-2022 N/A Gas - Ubuntu Western N/A 2 1847 and 1848 Fly River Map Sheet S.B.
6 PRL 39 ExxonMobil SPI (220) Limited (56.337206%); InterOil Partners Limited (18.662794%); Oil Search (PNG) Limited (25.00000%) 20-Dec-2013 - 19-Dec-2018 5 07-Jul-2020 - 07-Jul-2025 N/A Gas - Triceratops Gulf N/A 9 2455;2456;2528; 2529;2530; 2531; 2601; 2602; and 2603. Lae Map Sheet
7 PRL 40 Arran Energy (BVI) Limited Arran Energy (JG) E&P Pty Limited (80.00%); Kumul Gas Niugini BV (20.00%) 28-Feb-2017 - 27-Feb-2022 5 N/A N/A Gas - Douglas and Pukpuk Western Refusal of Extension contended; 14 Fly River Map Sheet S.B.
8 PRL 41 Oil Search (PNG) Limited Oil Search (PNG) Limited (100.00%) 14-Feb-2020 - 14-Feb-2025 5 N/A N/A Gas - Flinders and Hagana Fields Gulf Extension pending 6 445; 516; 517; 518; 589; and 590 Port Moresby Map Sheet S.C 55
9 PRL 47 Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited (100%) 14-Sep-2021 - 14-Sep-2026 5 N/A N/A Gas - Pandora Gulf N/A 9 947; 948; 949; 1019; 1020; 1021; 1091; 1092; and 1163. Port Moresby Map Sheet S.C 55
10 PRL 48 Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited (100%) 13-Apr-2021 - 12-Apr-2026 5 N/A N/A Gas - Kimu Gulf N/A 6 2725; 2726; 2727; 2797; 2798 and 2799. Fly River Map Sheet S.B.
11 PRL 49 Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited (100%) 13-Apr-2021 - 12-Apr-2026 5 N/A N/A Gas - Barikewa Gulf N/A 7 2662; 2663; 2735; 2736; 2808; 2737 and 2809. Fly River Map S.B.54 and Lae Map Sheet S.B 55.
12 PRL 50 Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited Kumul Petroleum (PRL 9) Limited (100%) 13-Apr-2021 - 12-Apr-2026 5 N/A N/A Gas - Uramu Gulf N/A 1 3249 Fly River Map S.B.54
13 PRL 55 Papuan Oil and Gas Ltd Papuan Oil and Gas Ltd (100%) 10-Sep-2021 - 09-Sep-2026 5 N/A N/A Gas - Kuru Gulf N/A 2 2598 and 2670 Fly River Map S.B.54

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