Oil and Gas Act 1998. Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation 2006. Long titleBeing an Act to enact comprehensive legislation governing the exploration for and production of petroleum (including oil and gas) in Papua New Guinea, including the offshore area, and the grant to traditional landowners and Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments of benefits arising from projects for the production of petroleum (including oil and gas), and the processing and transportation in Papua New Guinea of petroleum and petroleum products, and to repeal various Acts, and for related purposes. Subject Environment gen., Mineral resources Keyword Monitoring EIA Mining Oil Exploration Institution Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract The Act consists of 190 sections divided into 5 Parts: Preliminary (I); Application of laws and administration (II); Petroleum exploration and development (III); State equity entitlement and project benefits (IV); Miscellaneous (V); Transitional provisions (VI). Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Amended by Oil and Gas Act (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 7 of 2015). Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 2015 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Mining, Oil, Exploration, Institution, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Oil and Gas Act (Amendment) Act 2016 (No. 25 of 2016). Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 2016 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Mining, Oil, Exploration, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX