SYDNEY, March 15 (Reuters) - The consortium behind a $15 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project planned for Papua New Guinea gave a final green light to the development on Monday, saying it had secured $14 billion in debt funding. The project is 33.2 percent owned by ExxonMobil, 29 percent by Oil Search, 16.6 percent by the Papua New Guinea government and 13.5 percent by Santos.
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