Full article from Post Courier/Pacific News.  Note O'Neill's comments about needing to replace ministers who work to "pull apart" the coalition.  No doubt that Duma was doing this in many ways.

"PNG Cabinet reshuffle, Decision based on performance, stability: PM O'Neill
From POST COURIER/PACNEWS

News
Tue 25 Feb 2014

PORT MORESBY, PNG ----- Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has announced a minor cabinet reshuffle that has seen the dumping of William Duma as Minister for Petroleum and David Arore as Higher Education Minister.

O’Neill also announced the appointment of Gumine MP Nick Kuman as Minister for Education, Sohe MP Delilah Gore as Minister for Higher Education and Henganofi MP Robert Atiyafa as Minister for Police.

The reshuffle has also resulted in the elevation of Madang MP and former Police Minister Nixon Duban to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, replacing Duma.

Duma, who is the Hagen MP, is also the leader of the United Resources Party and a signatory to the Alotau Accord that helped formed the current government under Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. His dumping also means that Western Highlands Province, which hosts the country’s third largest city, will not have any representation in cabinet.

The People’s National Congress Party is the winner in the reshuffle, adding Petroleum and Energy Ministry to its ranks apart from Police and Education that the party was holding as per the coalition partners’ Alotau Accord.

Arore, who is a member of the Triumph Heritage Empowerment (THE) Party, has been replaced by party colleague Gore as Higher Education Minister. Party leaders present at Government House included THE Party leader Don Polye, State Enterprises Minister Ben Micah, Enga Governor Peter Ipatas, Hela Governor Anderson Agiru, Finance Minister James Marape and National Planning Minister Charles Abel.

O’Neill said URP still remains part of the government and Duma is still leader of the Party and any decision the party wants to take is up to the party as he has not sacked the Party but just the decommissioning of one minister.

“It’s not been an easy day. It’s not easy to dismiss a colleague from office but sometimes we have to take these decisions in the interest of our country,”

O’Neill said at a media conference after the swearing in of the new ministers yesterday. “I think by taking this hard decisions we do it because we can put a bit more greater focus on what we are here for in the first place.”

He said he consulted all the coalition partners before making the decision as he believed that stability is very important although some are personal friends and sometimes such decisions have to be taken.

“Party leaders are subject to the same rules of conduct and must ensure that they provide stability in government, adhere to solidarity in cabinet and that is the message I want to give to everyone,” O’Neill said.

“We are a team and we must be working together, not one pulling the other way and the rest of us pulling forward in making changes that is necessary for our country.

“I think this will provide further stability to our government and continue to implement the good policies that we have. I have decided to make these changes after 18 months of government since 2012 election. My decision is based on performance, teamwork and stability.”

O’Neill thanked the outgoing ministers for their service to the government and the country and welcomed the new ones. “I have every confidence in ministers Kuman, Gore and Atiyafa as they bring into cabinet a wealth of knowledge and experience drawn from many years of active service in polices, government and public service,” O’Neill said.

He said Duban has been specifically tasked to oversee the completion of major petroleum and gas projects such as the commissioning of the LNG processing facilities for train 1 and 2 of the PNG LNG project, development of train 3 and the Elk Antelope project in the Gulf Province headed by Total and other gas projects in the Western Province.

He said Duban has been instructed to ensure that policy and regulatory issues, including clan vetting that have been pending in the oil and gas industry, are immediately addressed to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.

He said while Duban was a first term MP, he has the necessary credentials to handle the challenging requirements of the Petroleum and Energy Ministry. O’Neill has also instructed all other ministers to develop short and medium term plans to implement all major policy initiatives of the Alotau Accord under various portfolios within the next three and a half years before the 2017 elections.

He said their performance will be measured and monitored against set goals that they and the department/agencies are expected to deliver in the coming months."