- Former BG Group (OTCQX:BRGYY, OTCQX:BRGXF) CEO Chris Finlayson has been named Interoil's (NYSE:IOC) chairman as the company develops one of the largest natural gas fields to be discovered in Asia in recent years.
- InterOil is planning on building an LNG plant in the Gulf of Papua, which will use supply from the Elk and Antelope gas fields as feedstock. Elk and Antelope were discovered in 2006 and 2009, and are estimated to contain as much as 7T cf of gas.
- Finlayson says he's excited at the prospect of working on one of the largest gas finds in recent years. "It’s a world-class field with extremely competitive development costs that is ... very close to the main Asian markets. The proposed project will target customers in China and Japan as the U.S. adds to supply competition in the global LNG market."
- InterOil’s project gained important backing this past March when Total (NYSE:TOT), agreed to acquire a 40.1% holding in the Elk-Antelope gas field. It is expected that Total will operate the LNG plant.