Oil Search Limited
Overview
 
Oil Search Limited is the largest oil and gas exploration and development company incorporated in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

, 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
Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living....

. It is publicly listed on the Port Moresby
Port Moresby Stock Exchange
Port Moresby Stock Exchange is the principal stock exchange of Papua New Guinea. It is located in Port Moresby and it was founded in 1999. Its name is abbreviated to "POMSoX"...

 and Australian Stock Exchange
Australian Stock Exchange
The Australian Securities Exchange was created by the merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange in July 2006. It is the primary stock exchange group in Australia....

s, and is included in the S&P/ASX 50
S&P/ASX 50
The S&P/ASX 50 Index is a stock market index of Australian stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange from Standard & Poor's.It is a part of the S&P Global 1200.-Constituent companies:...

. It has a market capitalization of around US$3 billion.
Quotations

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Eunice!? That's a person named Eunice?

I love those old Ventegums.

It so happens, Mr. Simon, that Howard has had discussions with Leonard Bernstein about the possibility of conducting an avalanche ... in E flat.

...you are not Burnsy. Burnsy is Burnsy, I mean Eunice is Burnsy, I mean she isn't Burnsy. Nobody is Burnsy.

It's the television set, Eunice. There's a movie on--a war movie. They're getting dressed for the big battle.

Well, there's not much to see actually, we're inside a Chinese dragon.

Why, those are Howard's. What on Earth are you doing with Howard Bannister's rocks?

Don't kick those rocks, you Philistine!

There is an old Croatian saying, Bollixter, which goes...

 
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