Gulf Clans receiving business traing from IOC at Wabo

[Palm]

Interesting follow- up story but more positive spin. Maybe this was the story that was supposed to hit the press before some hack got hold of it and started messing with dates.

Gulf clans receive business know-how from company

Source:

The National, Thursday 11th April, 2013

 INTEROIL is assisting clans in Gulf to generate and manage income-earning activities and projects at Wabo station.

This is aimed at building and maintaining a sustainable community.

The company said it believed in building and maintaining sustainable community relations in areas it operates.

And clans in the province decided to make use of the opportunity and have formed a landowner company to participate in spin off benefits from the Gulf LNG project.

Elk-Antelope landowner company Ltd (EALCO) managing director Albert Kerut said at Wabo on Tuesday that the 139 clans each contributed K200 to start a trade store for the association.

“The trade store is an initiative of InterOil. We started small selling items like tinned fish, biscuits, flour and rice. We have plans to extend the range, small steps at a time to make it into a full trade store, didiman store and hardware store,” InterOil said.

“EALCO is also involved in labour hire and places labour on the project.  At the moment there is about 100 workers hired from the lanco.

The company said there were a number of other initiatives EALCO could benefit particularly in all areas under the national content plan.

However, InterOil has yet to announce its joint venture partner in the Gulf LNG project development.

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[Tree]

Olden day lumber camps in my stomping grounds were as isolated as E/A is in the day. Tucker's great great granny O'Leary's cow burnt down chi-town and White Pine from here rebuilt the windy city. The barons created company stores to service the workers and funny thing is, those workers wages went back to the company store/camp owner's in the form of profits. EnnerOle will not only supply themselves and the locals they will turn a little profit too in the meantime.

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Olden day lumber camps in my stomping grounds were as isolated as E/A is in the day. Tucker's great great granny O'Leary's cow burnt down chi-town and White Pine from here rebuilt the windy city. The barons created company stores to service the workers and funny thing is, those workers wages went back to the company store/camp owner's in the form of profits. EnnerOle will not only supply themselves and the locals they will turn a little profit too in the meantime.

Will you speak straight Tree?  No one understands you...

[petrengr1]

InterOil builds centre

From Post Courier

By PAEOPE OVASURU

INTEROIL has built a modern office and accommodation complex to foster local and provincial government functions in education, health, law and order and business development in Wabo and surrounding areas.
This is where the company has it’s Elk and Antelope gas fields along the Purari River in Gulf province.
The building was built after an agreement was reached between the company, clan leaders, Gulf Governor Havila Kavo and Kikori MP Mark Maipakai and Christian Vincent, the vice president of Interoil.
Wabo is a remote government station in the Baimuru district and has been neglected for a long time.
Interoil also continues to assist schools and provides charter for medical evacuations, community water tank projects and transportation of building materials for communities along the Purari River.
Community leaders expressed their gratitude to Interoil for its continued support to their people.
Keneai Sonae, a community leader said the community complex and the trade store is a first of its kind in the area.
“There has been no form of business or government presence in Wabo and in the surrounding villages for a long time,” he said. He reiterated that the people need basic services as the Gulf LNG project is nearing its full potential.
Chairman of the Elk and Antelope Gas Project Landowners Association, James Warua, urged the national and provincial governments to work together with InterOil to deliver the project and to improve the lives of men and women and children.
The landowners also apologised to Governor Kavo for an incident in late 2010 where the Elk and Antelope gas project was involved.
In accepting their apologies, Governor Kavo who is in his second term assured the people that in all negogiations regarding the Gulf LNG project, their interested will be a priority.
“I assure you that we will work together with Interoil for your benefit,” he said.

[Palm]

Nice find Pet! Thanks. More and more it appears that somewhat negative article in The National last night was a hack job. Now we are getting more complete stories.

Nice try hedgies.

[Palm]

Olden day lumber camps in my stomping grounds were as isolated as E/A is in the day. Tucker's great great granny O'Leary's cow burnt down chi-town and White Pine from here rebuilt the windy city. The barons created company stores to service the workers and funny thing is, those workers wages went back to the company store/camp owner's in the form of profits. EnnerOle will not only supply themselves and the locals they will turn a little profit too in the meantime.

Will you speak straight Tree?  No one understands you...

A little history lesson Trans; when Chicago burned lumber from N Michigan was harvested and lumber was sent to Chicago to rebuild the city. These lumber camps needed stores etc to supply them. Similar to what IOC is doing.

[Palm]

And the same person from The National who's name was on the article last night now has this great article tonight; a whole different light:

InterOil builds office and housing complex in Gulf

Source:

The National, Thursday 11th April, 2013

 By GYNNIE KERO

INTEROIL has built a modern office and accommodation complex to boost local and provincial government services on education, health and business development in Wabo and Baimuru districts, Gulf.

The aid post and school in Wabo currently receives little assistance from the provincial government. There are also no regular police attending to law and order in the community.

InterOil says the new office complex will accommodate district officers and LLG workers to strengthen government presence in Wabo and nearby communities.

It has already built a trade store for the landowners as an initiative to start landowner-company entrepreneurship.

“InterOil believes in building and maintaining sustainable community relations in the areas that we operate in including Napa Napa (where our refinery is), Kerema (our base for LNG activities near Kerema) and villages along upstream Purari River like Wabo and other communities near our Elk/Antelope gas fields.

“Gulf is one of the least developed provinces in the country.

“Our Kerema community assistance includes books for schools in Kerema, logistics support for non-profit organisations such as Rotary to distribute equipment and beds to Kerema hospital.

“We assist provincial health division by delivering basic medicine and supplies to rural aid posts not accessible by road such as Kaintiba through our charters.

“InterOil meets all charter costs in these evacuations and delivery of medicine to upstream Purari villages like Wabo, Uraru, Poroi.”

Gulf Governor Havila Kavo opened the Wabo aid post on Tuesday after it had been closed for five years.

He also committed K30,000 to the Wabo Community School, aid post, and the Wabo trade store.

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[ebster123]

Tree, your comments seem straight up to me if I read you. Take care of all and we all prosper...time will tell