Papua New Guinea Finance Minister Quits After Gas Deal
- James Marape announces resignation in Facebook post April 11
- Marape cites differences with PM over oil and gas policies
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Papua New Guinea’s Finance Minister James Marape has left the government, citing differences with Prime Minister Peter O’Neill over resources policy, days after the state signed a deal with France’s Total SA on a liquefied natural gas expansion project.
Marape announced his resignation in a Facebook Inc. post, saying his voice was not being heard on policy-related matters, including the need to get more local participation in the gas, oil and mining industries. He didn’t respond to a request for comment on Monday.