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Papua New Guinea: oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Papua New Guinea-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade3
Restricted2
Blocked0

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeOil Search / Santos operate upstream; Kumul Petroleum is the state vehicle. Department of Petroleum licensing required.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)ALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeNapa Napa refinery (Puma Energy operated). Open downstream market with operator licence.
LPGALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeLicence required: energy_license.
LNGRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routePNG LNG (ExxonMobil-led) and planned Papua LNG (TotalEnergies-led) operate under specific gas agreements and state-owned Kumul Petroleum participation.
gasRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeUpstream gas tied to LNG project gas agreements; not freely traded.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into Papua New Guinea?
Oil Search / Santos operate upstream; Kumul Petroleum is the state vehicle. Department of Petroleum licensing required.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Papua New Guinea?
Napa Napa refinery (Puma Energy operated). Open downstream market with operator licence.
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Papua New Guinea regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Papua New Guinea are gated against these rules automatically.

Use this jurisdiction

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Papua New Guinea? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Screen a counterparty into Papua New Guinea

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

Order on one named counterparty

Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

Counterparty File$500

One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.