Sarawak News


Force Majeure Declared at Two Oil Terminals in Malaysia

Jan 04, 2021

Malaysia's Petronas said on Monday force majeure had been declared at its Miri and Cendor crude oil terminals in the final quarter of 2020.Petronas declared force majeure at its Miri crude oil terminal on Oct. 29 as a result of the MV Dayang Topaz vessel collision on Oct…

Dayang Enterprise to Maintain Shell's Topsides in Malaysia

Dec 24, 2020

Malaysia's Dayang Enterprise has secured a contract extension from Shell for the provision of topside maintenance services in Malaysia.The company has signed contract extensions with Shell's Malaysian subsidiaries Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited…

Malaysia: Petronas to Pay $303M in Sales Tax to Sabah State

Nov 09, 2020

Malaysian state-owned energy giant Petronas is expected to pay the resource-rich state of Sabah 1.25 billion ringgit ($303 million) in sales tax next year, state media said.Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Jeffrey Kitingan said Prime Minister Muhyiddin…

Malaysia: Two Dead After Offshore Vessel Rams into Oil Platform

Oct 27, 2020

Two crew of a Malaysian offshore support vessel died on Tuesday after their ship hit a [platform] operated by state oil firm Petronas off the state of Sarawak on Borneo island.The Dayang Topaz rammed into the Baram B oil platform after its anchor cable broke in bad weather…

PGS, TGS and WesternGeco Score Multi-year Seismic Deal with Petronas

Oct 26, 2020

Malaysian oil company Petronas has awarded a multi-year offshore seismic data acquisition and processing contract to a consortium comprising TGS, PGS, and WesternGeco.The multi-year contract is for the acquisition and processing of up to 105…

Petronas Pays $700M in Tax to Sarawak State after Dispute Settlement

Sep 18, 2020

Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas on Thursday paid over $700 million in sales tax to the energy-rich state of Sarawak, in a settlement that could open the way to more such payments to state governments.The payment comes just two weeks after…

SapuraOMV Brings Online Bakong Gas Field Offshore Malaysia

Sep 03, 2020

Malaysia's SapuraOMV Upstream on Thursday announced stable production from its Bakong gas field project under the SK408 Production Sharing Contract (PSC), offshore Malaysia.'The production phase started in June 2020. This follows the successful…

Dayang to Maintain Shell's Platform Topsides in Malaysia

Aug 18, 2020

Bursa Malaysia-listed offshore services company Dayang has won a contract with Shell in Malaysia for the provision of 'topside major maintenance services.'Dayang will provide the services for Shell's Malaysian subsidiaries Sarawak Shell and Sabah Shell Petroleum…

Petronas in Talks to Settle Tax Dispute with Sarawak State

Jun 23, 2020

Malaysian national oil company Petronas is in talks to finalize a deal with an energy rich province to settle a dispute over the payment of sales tax, a lawyer for the company said on Tuesday.Petronas had been fighting Sarawak state's demand…

Sarawak State to Sue Petronas over Sales Tax

Jun 11, 2020

Malaysia's energy-rich Sarawak state will pursue legal proceedings against national oil company Petronas over the non-payment of sales tax, backtracking on a settlement agreement reached last month, national news agency Bernama reported.Petronas and Sarawak had reached a settlement in May…

McDermott Completes Pan Malaysia Offshore Projects

Jun 08, 2020

Offshore construction and installation company McDermott has said it has completed the Pan Malaysia Transportation and Installation Projects for Sarawak Shell Berhad and SapuraOMV, located offshore Miri, Sarawak.Awarded in November 2018, the…

Malaysia: Tanjong Baram Field Contract Terminated

May 22, 2020

Malaysia's Uzma Energy Ventures has said that the Tanjong Baram small field risk service contract between Petronas and Uzma & EnQuest joint venture has been terminated.The contract's objective was to develop and produce petroleum from the Tanjong Baram field…

2H Offshore Installs Wellhead Platform Offshore Malaysia

May 21, 2020

2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has completed the installation of a lightweight, conductor supported, minimum facility wellhead platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.The company was responsible for the concept, detailed design, transportation…

Malaysia: Uzma in Offshore P&A Gig with Shell

Mar 04, 2020

Malaysian energy services firm Uzma has a contract with Shell for plugging and abandonment work offshore Malaysia.Under the letter of award signed with Shell's subsidiaries in Malaysia, Uzma will provide platform wells plug and abandonment campaign…

First Gas Flows From SapuraOMV's SK408 Block

Jan 13, 2020

SapuraOMV, an E&P joint venture between Malaysia's Sapura and Austrian OMV, has started the first production from SK408 block, off Malaysia, bringing online the Larak gas field. The SK408 gas fields are part of discoveries made by SapuraOMV Upstream in a drilling campaign in 2014…

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