Regulatory
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
These rules ship in the Regulatory Matrix API, from $99/mo. Bank compliance teams hit /api/v1/regulatory/check to gate counterparty intake automatically; subscribers get webhooks on every rule change. Screening a specific counterparty into Papua New Guinea? Run a free check first.