the largest oil and gas exploration and development company incorporated in papua new guinea which operates all of papua new guinea s oilfields . founded in 1929 it is now one of papua new guinea s largest companies and in 2006 was responsible for 13 % of papua new guinea s gross domestic product . 1 it is publicly listed on the port moresby and australian stock exchanges 1 and is included in the s & p asx 50 . it has a market capitalization of around us 12 billion . 2 a 17.6 % interest in the company is held by the government of papua new guinea 1 and for 2006 gave the state pgk24 million us 8 million as its dividend . 3 the company also operates areas in yemen egypt libya and the kurdistan region of iraq . 1 2 in may 2014 exxon mobil corporation shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas lng from the us 19 billion png lng project in which oil search owns a 29 % interest . 4 oil search was listed on the dow jones sustainability index australia for the first time in 2013 . according to the company s 2013 sustainability report the company invested us 8.2 million in community development . 5 references edit a b c d profile at official site a b http www.oilsearch.com investor centre asx releases.html png oil company pas state 8 million dividend from the papua new guinea post courier http www.lngindustry.com news liquefaction articles first cargo from png lng 655 . aspx . u84 v4bdxgj http www.oilsearch.com investor centre asx releases sustainability reports.html external links edit official site v t e s & p asx 50 companies of australia s & p asx 200 agl energy amcor amp apa asciano aurizon anz asx bhp billiton brambles caltex australia coca cola amatil commonwealth bank computershare crown csl dexus goodman gpt incitec pivot iag james hardie lend lease macquarie medibank mirvac national australia bank newcrest mining oil search orica origin energy qbe insurance ramsay health care rio tinto santos scentre seek sonic healthcare south32 stockland suncorp 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