Malaysia’s Sona May Buy Indonesian Oilfield For RM418m


Bargain, I would have thought. Malaysian Digest, dateline 2013-12-09:

Sona Petroleum Bhd, an oil and gas (O&G) cash shell, has identified a new oil field asset in Indonesia to buy after failing to clinch a deal in September.

Sources claim that Sona Petroleum is looking to buy a 100% stake in a Sumatra oilfield which is producing 1,500 barrels of oil per day. The oilfield is also said to have the capability of ramping up production to 4,000 barrels a day.

Sona Petroleum is currently conducting a due diligence on the assets and if it is favourable expects to conclude the deal by early next year. Sona Petroleum has been actively scouring for oilfields. It had reviewed one in Australia, but had since abandoned the idea.

Back in September, there was wide speculation that Sona was looking to take up a stake in Singapore-listed RH Petrogas Ltd, an O&G company controlled by Sarawak tycoon Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King. However that deal didn’t come through.

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