Looks like Newfield is in the news … not in a good way.
From Bernama, dateline 2010-07-10:
PETRONAS has identified a damage point on a production pipeline operated by Newfield Peninsula Malaysia Inc, as the source of the oil sheen, sighted near offshore platforms off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
“Subsea investigations detected early this morning, one damage point on a production pipeline operated by Newfield Peninsula Malaysia Inc,” it said in a statement.
“Initial visual inspection results indicate the pipeline had been damaged by activities of an unidentified marine vessel unrelated to Newfield’s operations.
“Repair work on the affected pipeline is in progress,” it added.
Yesterday, Petronas took emergency measures to shut down production pipelines at the 240km offshore platforms, after a thin layer of oil sheen was sighted.
Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 