Goodbye, Tapis Crude. Hello, Kimanis.
Dateline 2014-09-10, Reuters:
Malaysian state oil firm Petronas plans to ramp up production at an offshore field this month, with first exports of the new crude grade planned for November, two sources with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.
Ramp-up of output at the Gumusut-Kakap field is key to Malaysia’s efforts to boost production and exports from several deepwater developments in the eastern part of the country.
Production of the new Kimanis crude grade may reach 80,000-90,000 barrels per day (bpd) next year, with potential to raise production further in the future, said one of the sources.
“If everything goes right, a cargo will load in November,” the source said.
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 