Petronas finds new gas deposits in S’wak, Sumatra, Australia


Dateline 2013-10-31, The Star:

Petronas today announced new gas discoveries in three of its upstream ventures in Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.

In a statement today, it said the first discovery was via the Pegaga-1 well in Block SK320, offshore Sarawak, which is operated by Mubadala Petroleum through a Malaysian affiliate.

The Pegaga-1 well is located about 250 km northwest of Bintulu, in a water depth of 108 metres.

“The operator plans to conduct further drilling to determine the volume of the discovery and the gas quality,” the company said.

Its unit, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd has a 25% interest in the block.

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