Petronas News

Slow ahead

Feb 01, 2017

The floating production systems market remains challenging. Will cost-cutting measures made over the past two years help projects reach final investment decision in 2017? Infield’s Catarina Podevyn assesses the market. Johan Castberg…

SapuraKencana wins US$300 million in contracts

Jan 09, 2017

SapuraKencana Petroleum has been awarded several contracts via its subsidiaries worth a total of about US$300 million.  SapuraKencana Subsea Services inked a two-year contract to provide underwater services for Petronas Carigali. The…

Petronas to cut 2017 production

Dec 21, 2016

Malaysia's Petronas will voluntarily make some adjustments to its crude oil production beginning in January 2017, a decision that stems from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers made earlier this month…

Shell's Malikai TLP comes online

Dec 14, 2016

First oil has been achieved from Shell's deepwater Malikai field, offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The project is Shell's second deepwater project offshore Malaysia, and its first tension leg platform (TLP) in the country, following Gumusut-Kakap…

Ophir to drill off Ivory Coast in May

Jan 12, 2017

UK-listed independent Ophir Energy says preparations for drilling to restart on the deepwater Ayame-1 oil exploration well offshore Ivory Coast, Africa, are at an advanced stage.  The well is expected to spud in late May and is targeting about 240 MMbbl Pmean recoverable resources…

PFLNG SATU produces first LNG

Dec 09, 2016

Malaysia-based Petronas has hit a milestone with its PFLNG SATU last week, as the unit produced its first drop of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak. The PFLNG SATU…

World's first FLNG project starts off Malaysia

Nov 17, 2016

Malaysia’s Petronas has achieved first gas from its first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, PFLNG SATU earlier this week (14 November) from the Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak. Image of the PFLNG SATU…

Wireless wells 

Dec 01, 2016

For the first time, wireless technology has been used downhole on a subsea well. John Sheehan speaks with FMC Technologies to learn more. Communicating beneath the waves.  Images from FMC Technologies…

Mexico reveals prequalified bidders for deepwater round

Nov 29, 2016

Mexico’s Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) has revealed a long list of individual international oil and gas companies, in addition to consortia, that have been prequalified for the country’s highly anticipated deepwater round set for next week…

BW Offshore takes Addax to task

Nov 28, 2016

Floating production firm BW Offshore has started an arbitration process against Addax Petroleum Exploration over payment for use of the floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) Sendje Berge.  BW Offshore says Addax as…

Chinguetti to cease 2017

Nov 14, 2016

Partners on the Chinguetti oil field offshore Mauritania are considering options for its decommissioning. Production on the field, which is produced via the Berge Helene floating, production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO), is expected to end next year…

Schlumberger, Petronas team up for Campeche survey

Sep 22, 2016

Petronas entered into a deal to license a part of the WesternGeco Campeche wide-azimuth (WAZ) deepwater multiclient seismic survey in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The deal was reached through Schlumberger and Petronas subsidiary, Petronas (E&P) Overseas Ventures…

Hibiscus to acquire 4 Shell Malaysia fields, operatorship

Oct 13, 2016

SEA Hibiscus has signed a US$25 million deal with Shell to acquire operatorship and 50% stake in four fields in the 2011 North Sabah Enhanced Oil Recovery production sharing contract (PSC), offshore Sabah, Malaysia. Malaysia operations…

Technip wins Petronas EPCIC off Malaysia

Oct 14, 2016

Petronas Carigali awarded Technip a subsea contract for the Samarang Redevelopment Project Phase 2 EOR, offshore Malaysia. Under the terms, Technip will manage the engineering, supply, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of flexible pipelines…

Trelleborg delivers NC3 floatover equipment to PAPE

Oct 17, 2016

Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has successfully completed its supply of floatover equipment for the Petronas NC3 gas field, located in Block SK316, 200km north of Bintulu, Sarawak in Malaysia.   Trelleborg provided PAPE Engineering…

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