Dateline 2014-09-27, FMT:
Oil and gas expert Anas Alam Faizli said ambiguities in the Petroleum Development Act of 1974 (PDA) must be sorted out, as different parties were interpreting it differently.
Speaking to FMT, Anas said, “There are now a host of different interpretations and ambiguities in relation to what documents can be applied to resolve the issue which is the main cause of concern. If this is not addressed there will be no end to this.
Anas said this in regard to Kelantan’s oil royalty dispute in which one party claimed there was no need for royalty payments to Kelantan.
Explaining it in greater detail, Anas said, ”Others may argue, that the Assignment Deed, and the Vesting Grant 1975/1976 supersedes the law, which then conflicts with views by other experts who may interpret it differently based on their perspective of the Federal Constitution or the Petroleum Act.”
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 