In 2012, a landslide from an ExxonMobil quarry in Papua New Guinea killed 27 people — a disaster ExxonMobil and the government of Papua New Guinea declared to be an act of God.
Investigative journalists have now raised damning allegations about ExxonMobil’s role in a landslide near the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) site.
An article in US magazine The Nation details claims from people employed by Exxon that the company received clear warnings about the dangers of a landslide, yet did nothing to stop using the quarry or to move the people living near it.
“These new allegations show that for Exxon the profit from exploiting Papua New Guinea’s gas resources comes before the needs and welfare of the local people”, said Jubilee Australia spokeswoman Kate Gauld.
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