Our response to TotalEnergies on the Papua LNG project

Reclaim Finance and co-signatories argue that TotalEnergies has failed to adequately address concerns regarding the Papua LNG project, citing lack of transparency in climate and human rights assessments, failures in obtaining Free, Prior and Informed Consent from Indigenous Peoples, and insufficient evaluation of biodiversity and cumulative impacts.

• The Papua LNG project, operated by TotalEnergies EP PNG with Exxon Mobil, Santos, and ENEOS, is projected to emit 220 million tonnes of CO2 and affect at least 12,700 Indigenous Peoples in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea.
• TotalEnergies is accused of failing to meet Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) standards because it has not provided evidence that affected Indigenous Peoples were informed of their right to refuse the project and has not achieved meaningful decision-making involvement before the planned 2026 Final Investment Decision.
• The project lacks transparency regarding environmental and social assessments; TotalEnergies has not made its Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) or its 2025 Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) public, and two of three Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) summaries are missing from its website.
• Biodiversity concerns remain unaddressed, specifically regarding approximately 100 species unknown to science and 27 species on the IUCN Red List, as well as the unexplained removal of the critically endangered Bulmer’s Fruit Bat from the project's "sensitive species" list.
• TotalEnergies is alleged to have ignored cumulative impacts of other projects, such as the Pasca A project and a floating LNG facility in the Gulf of Papua, contradicting Equator Principles 2022 guidance which requires consideration of planned or anticipated future projects.

APA

Bouhey, A. (2026). Our response to TotalEnergies on the Papua LNG project. Reclaim Finance. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2026/03/16/our-response-to-totalenergies-on-the-papua-lng-project/

Chicago

Bouhey, Antoine. Our response to TotalEnergies on the Papua LNG project. Reclaim Finance, 2026. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2026/03/16/our-response-to-totalenergies-on-the-papua-lng-project/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{bouhey2026our, author = {Bouhey, Antoine}, title = {{Our response to TotalEnergies on the Papua LNG project}}, publisher = {Reclaim Finance}, year = {2026}, month = mar, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2026/03/16/our-response-to-totalenergies-on-the-papua-lng-project/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }