InterOil

{{for|the Norwegian company named InterOil|InterOil Exploration and Production}}

{{Infobox company

| name = InterOil Corporation

| logo = InterOil Corporation logo.png

| type = Public
(Acquisition by ExxonMobil pending)

| traded_as = ({{NYSE|IOC}})

| foundation = 1997

| | location = Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Singapore

| key_people = [http://www.interoil.com/management-team-corporate-profiles/dr-michael-hession/ Michael Hession] Chief Executive Officer
[http://www.interoil.com/management-team-corporate-profiles/donald-spector/ Don Spector] Chief Financial Officer
[http://www.interoil.com/management-team-corporate-profiles/jon-ozturgut/ Jon Ozturgut] Chief Commercial Officer

| area_served = Papua New Guinea

| industry = Oil and gas

| num_employees = 2000 (2014)

| parent =

| homepage = {{URL|www.interoil.com}}

}}

Prior to its acquisition by Exxon, InterOil Corporation was an oil and gas company with a primary focus on Papua New Guinea. InterOil's assets included one of Asia's largest undeveloped gas fields, Elk-Antelope, in the Gulf Province. The company employed more than 2000 staff and contractors. Its main offices were in Singapore and Port Moresby. InterOil was formed in 1997 and was incorporated in Canada. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Port Moresby Stock Exchange. It had a market capitalization of $2.8 billion.

It had the following assets:

− Exploration: Oil & Gas Exploration licenses to 3.9 million acres (an area larger than Qatar)

− Development: Elk-Antelope in Petroleum Retention License 15, being developed as PNG's second major LNG project with supermajor TotalEnergies and Oil Search

On February 17, InterOil announced its onshore Antelope-5 appraisal well had found a reservoir in Papua New Guinea's Gulf Province.{{cite news|title=InterOil finds onshore Papua New Guinea reservoir|url=http://petroglobalnews.com/2015/02/interoil-finds-onshore-papua-new-guinea-reservoir/|accessdate=18 February 2015|publisher=Petro Global News}}

On July 21, 2016, ExxonMobil announced its intent to acquire InterOil for $2.5 billion.{{Cite web|url=http://news.exxonmobil.com/press-release/exxonmobil-acquire-interoil-transaction-worth-more-25-billion|title=ExxonMobil to Acquire InterOil in Transaction Worth More Than $2.5 Billion {{!}} ExxonMobil News Releases|website=news.exxonmobil.com|access-date=2017-06-06}} On February 22, 2017, InterOil confirmed the completion of this transaction.{{Cite web|url=https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16750699-interoil-announces-completion-exxonmobil-transaction|title=InterOil Announces Completion of ExxonMobil Transaction|website=Seeking Alpha|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-06}}