[?] igger Oil Output

From Dutch NG To Go To Australia For Refining

>iOR some time, considerable quantities of crude oil have been sent from the western end of jitch New Guinea for refining— iistly at refineries near Mel urne. The new industry has been iadily expanding since the war, :d it has created a new port, irong, on the Vogelkop peninsula.

It was reported recently that ere has been much new develop ed on the Vogelkop oilfield — :rk is proceeding on a plan which 11 be completed in 1954. A Dutch m is laying down a pipe-line over miles, from the oil-bores in the •kelkop area to a point at the »uth of the Montori River, where sre will be loading facilities for ikers. rhe report says that most of this will go to Australia.