The reason is that they have technical know-how. That was something we did not have. We thought, if we just give them the oil field, we will always need them because we cannot do it ourselves. We decided that along the way, we must design a policy that allows the transfer of technology to Malaysian companies while they are still producing the oil.
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 
Hi Wata
Aku nk beli.. how can i contact u directly? Few books yg aku berminat. Tq
Hallo Nicholas: you can email me via the link in the blog post. I read them. Thanks.