Moody’s review of Petronas’ ratings to hinge on capex

April 9, 2016

Dateline 2016-02-24, The Star:

Moody’s Investors Service’s review of Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) rating will focus on whether the management plans any reduction in its capital expenditure (capex), operating expenditure and dividends.

The ratings agency said yesterday that its review would also look into how Petronas, which is a national oil company (NOC), manages its level of borrowings.

It pointed out that Petronas (A1) has maintained a financial profile that has been strong for its rating, while the sovereign’s rating was A3 Stable.

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Lower oil price is not a valid reason: SAPP

April 5, 2016

Dateline 2016-02-13, Daily Express:

Lower gas price is not a valid reason for the cancellation of the Lahad Datu Regasification Terminal which could have helped alleviate the energy woes of Sabah’s east coast region.

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee said the project was approved in 2012 and scheduled to be completed in 2015 and by the time oil and gas prices began to fall in the middle of last year, the project would have been completed or near completion.

“In any case, why would lower gas prices affect the Regasification Terminal investment? Would not lower gas prices make it more viable for our energy producer to produce cheaper electricity?” he said in a statement here, Friday.

Yong added that lower gas prices only means that Petronas Gas makes less profits from Sabah’s oil and gas.

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SC okays Sona Petroleum’s oilfield buy, notes ‘unfair’ price

April 3, 2016

You gotta read the full article, you shareholders, to figure out ‘unfair’ to who?

Dateline 2016-02-12, The Star:

Sona Petroleum Bhd has received the Securities Commission’s (SC) conditional approval to acquire the Stag Oilfield offshore Western Australia although the regulator also noted that the purchase price of US$50mil (RM207.8mil) was deemed “not fair” by an independent expert.

The special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) told Bursa Malaysia that the SC had noted that technical and asset valuation expert Gaffney, Cline and Associates (Consultants) Pte Ltd (GCA), in its valuation report dated Jan 20, considered the purchase price “not fair”.
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Terminates pact to develop regasification plant in Sabah

April 2, 2016

Dateline 2016-02-11, Nikkei Asean Review:

Petronas Gas and Sabah Energy Corporation have mutually terminated a pact to jointly develop a liquefied natural gas project in the Malaysian state of Sabah.

“In view of the prolonged uncertainty of the regasification terminal Lahad Datu Project, the parties to the Shareholders Agreement have mutually agreed to terminate the said SHA effective 10 February 2016,” Petronas Gas said in a stock exchange filing.

In September 2013, Petronas Gas, which processes natural gas and operates pipelines in Malaysia, had offered Sabah Energy to acquire up to a 20% equity stake in the project.  The estimated 0.76 million metric ton per year plant was scheduled to start operation last year but a violent insurgency in 2013 led to an indefinite suspension of the project.
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Lundin Petroleum signs farm-out agreements in Malaysia

March 26, 2016

This legal, and does PETRONAS know? MPM, speak up.

Dateline 2016-02-01, Your Oil & Gas News:

Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Malaysia BV (Lundin Malaysia) has signed farm-out agreements (FOA) with certain wholly owned subsidiaries of DYAS B.V. (“DYAS”) for part of its working interests across three Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) in Malaysia.

Ahead of the recently commenced exploration campaign in the Sabah region, offshore East Malaysia, Lundin Malaysia has entered into farm-out agreements with DYAS covering Blocks PM328, SB307/308 and gas holding areas in SB303 with an effective date of 1 July 2015.

The terms of the farm-out agreements are as follows;

1. PSC SB307/308: DYAS to be transferred a 20 percent working interest for paying a promote on certain forward costs in relation to the upcoming exploration campaign on Block SB307/308 in the Sabah region offshore East Malaysia.

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Determining the price of oil

March 25, 2016

If you were curious.

Dateline 2016-01-29, FMT:

Three types of market

Since the second half of the 1970s, oil market transactions have gradually replaced the old system of “producer prices”, whereby a dominant supplier or suppliers of crude would impose a reference price on buyers.

Today there are three types of oil markets. On the physical “spot” market, delivery of oil is almost immediate following a transaction.On the physical “forward” market, the delivery occurs but not immediately.

Finally, on the “futures” market, investors buy or sell future intentions to hand over a quantity of oil. The timeline can vary from several months to years, while the seller and buyer virtually never take receipt of oil and the deal remains a “paper” transaction.

Financial journalists mainly report on the “futures” market.

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Murphy cuts budget by 62%

March 20, 2016

I don’t know whether they mean Malaysia opns, or worldwide opns.

Dateline 2016-01-27, Asia Oil & Gas:

Sarawak gas project operator, US-based Murphy Oil Corp., reported net loss of US$2.27 billion for 2015, plus cuts budget by more than half.

The company plans to reduce capital expenditure this year to $825.0 million, approximately 62% lower than the $2.19 billion spent in 2015.

About 45% will be allocated towards offshore spending, 41% towards Eagle Ford Shale and 14% for onshore work in Canada.

Production for Q1 2016 is estimated in the range of 190,000-194,000 boe/d with full year production to be between 180,000-185,000 boe/d.

“We remain focused on driving down operating and G&A costs across all segments of our business,” said Roger W. Jenkins, president and CEO of Murphy. “The cost reductions better positions the company to weather the anticipated ‘lower for longer’ commodity price environment.”

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S&P says oil price revision won’t immediately impact Petronas ratings

March 18, 2016

Eventually, perhaps. I wonder how Khazanah and PETRONAS interact?

Dateline 2016-01-22, The Star:

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services says its recent revision of its oil price assumptions won’t immediately affect the ratings outlook of Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas).

The international ratings agency said on Friday its revisions were US$40 per barrel of Brent crude in 2016 and US$45 in 2017.

However, it stated the recent revision of its oil price assumptions would not have an immediate impact on Petronas (foreign currency A-/Stable/–; local currency A/Stable/–; axAAA/–).

“We expect Petronas to maintain its critical policy role for Malaysia, its large  direct and indirect contribution to the country’s budget, and its integral link with the Malaysian government through full state ownership,” it said.

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Malaysia in better position than other oil producing nations, say analysts

February 28, 2016

Dateline 2016-01-14, TMI:

Malaysia is relatively in a far better financial position than countries such as Venezuela, Nigeria, Iran and Russia, whose revenues have been adversely affected by the plunge in crude oil prices.

Its diversified economy, the goods and services tax (GST) and rationalisation of subsidies have provided a certain amount of cushion in revenue contribution, economists said.

Brisk domestic demand coupled with greater private investments locally and contributions from the manufacturing, construction, agriculture as well as the services sectors including tourism also lent to the nation’s coffers, they said.

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High-flying oil workers now scraping by amid layoffs

February 20, 2016

Yeah, you high flyers. And we hope Haqim Nawawi is not disillusioned.

Dateline 2016-01-11, Malay Mail:

Haqim Nawawi thought he had it all when an international oil services firm poached him from a biochemical company and hired him as a logging-while-drilling field specialist with a monthly salary of more than RM10,000.

But just 11 months into his dream job, the 26-year-old took a phone call last June that would crush all hopes for a comfortable life. Now, he is jobless and makes a scanty side income of RM540 a month teaching secondary school students maths or science.

“When they hired me I was so happy,” Haqim told Malay Mail Online. “I even bought a house”.

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