Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto Energy, through its subsidiary Velesto Drilling, has secured a contract from Hibiscus Oil & Gas Malaysia for a 2026 offshore drilling campaign in Malaysia.The company said the award marks its first contract using a third-party jack-up rig under a charter arrangement.According to Velesto, the firm scope covers drilling services for eight plug and abandonment wells and one exploration well…
Petronas, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), has signed a memorandum of understanding with regional exploration and production operators and Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) to jointly evaluate opportunities for improved and enhanced oil recovery in offshore acreages…
Kuwait could restore nearly 70% of its oil production within six to eight weeks after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation's managing director for international marketing, Shaikh Khaled Ahmad Al-Sabah, said on Wednesday…
Thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Strohm has secured a contract to supply insulated production jumpers for an offshore field extension project in Malaysia.The scope includes two carbon fibre PA12 thermoplastic composite pipe production jumpers with a 7-inch internal diameter…
Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto has secured two contracts from Sabah Shell Petroleum Company (SSPC), a subsidiary of Shell, to support its deepwater operations offshore Sabah in Malaysia.The contracts were awarded to Velesto’s subsidiary…
National oil company Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has held early stage talks with a large group of potential investors over a $7 billion stake sale in its crude oil pipelines, three sources familiar with the matter said, following similar…
Malaysia’s Petronas has strengthened upstream collaboration in Sabah through a new oil and gas production sharing contract (PSC) award and an equity transfer agreement involving state-linked partners.Petronas Carigali, a wholly owned subsidiary of Petronas…
Kuwait's prime minister Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said on Tuesday that Kuwait Petroleum Corporation plans to invite international oil companies to assist Kuwait Oil Company in developing recently announced offshore oil and gas discoveries…
TotalEnergies has closed an agreement to divest to PTTEP an indirect interest of 9.998% in block SK408 in Malaysia.TotalEnergies will keep a 30.002% interest in block SK408 and the operatorship. The block is a major gas development, contributing to Malaysia’s energy security…
McDermott has secured a large offshore subsea contract by PTTEP Sabah Oil Limited (PTTEP) for the Block H gas field expansion project, located offshore Sabah in East Malaysia, covering the Alum, Bemban and Permai deepwater fields.Under the scope of the contract…
Kuwait has begun taking executive steps to merge two of its state-owned oil firms, news agency Kuna reported on Tuesday, as the OPEC producer seeks to restructure its energy industry.Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) plans to acquire Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)…
STATS Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co, and EPOMS have secured a three-year pipeline isolation contract with a major Malaysian oil and gas operator, covering onshore and offshore pipelines located in Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah…
Sabah Shell Petroleum Company (SSPC), a subsidiary of Shell, has produced first oil from Phase 4 of the Gumusut-Kakap-Geronggong-Jagus East (GKGJE) deepwater development off Malaysia.The Phase 4 production is flowing to the existing Gumusut…
Petronas, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), has concluded the Malaysia Bid Round 2024 (MBR 2024) with the signing of two Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs), located off the coast of Sabah. The state-owned energy giant has also launched MBR 2025…
McDermott has completed transportation, installation, and commissioning activities for the Kikeh subsea gas lift project, awarded by PTTEP Sabah Oil Limited (PTTEP) in the first quarter of 2024.The project, executed by the company's Kuala Lumpur (KL) based team…