Petronas News


Petronas to open Mexico City office

Aug 02, 2017

Petronas subsidiary PC Carigali Mexico Operations is opening a Mexico City office in Q3 2017 that will help support the company’s operations in the Salinas basin. In all, Petronas has 5491sq km in gross acreage in the Salina Basin. In June…

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…

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…

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…

Petronas launches hull for PFLNG2

May 10, 2016

Malaysia’s Petronas has launched the hull for its second floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, the Petronas Floating LNG2 (PFLNG2) at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje Island, South Korea. Late last month,…

Petronas delays PFLNG 2 amid slump

Feb 29, 2016

Malaysia’s Petronas is pumping the breaks on its Petronas floating LNG 2 (PFLNG 2) project after the company suffered lower revenue and profit last year due to the low oil price environment. Image of the PFLNG 1…

Petronas inks Ross Offshore for drilling services

Dec 04, 2015

Ross Offshore won a global umbrella contract with Petronas Caligari for drilling and well services, from single projects to engineering, well Studies, company representation, auditing, evaluation; to the full scope of total well management of drilling a well…

Airborne inks Petronas TCP first

Aug 17, 2015

Following the successful completion of a three-year qualification program of subsea flowline for hydrocarbon service, PETRONAS has requested Airborne Oil & Gas to supply a TCP (thermoplastic composite pipe) Flowline for a pilot project, intended to be installed later this year…

GE wins Petronas FLNG 2 contract

Nov 12, 2014

Malaysia’s national oil and gas company Petronas awarded GE Oil & Gas a contract to supply gas turbine-driven compressor train and mechanical drive technology for the second floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility off the coast of East Malaysia…

Keppel to buy LNG from Petronas

Nov 05, 2014

Singapore’s Keppel is in a deal with Malaysia’s Petronas to buy up to 1 million-tonne of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year, over a period of 10 years. The deal is between Keppel Infrastructure Holdings through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary…

Petronas extends Maersk jackup contract

Sep 23, 2014

Maersk Drilling’s Convincer jackup rig received an additional one-year extension from Petronas Carigali, E&P subsidiary of Malaysia’s national oil company. The US$56 million contract is expected to end mid-November 2015. “Together with Petronas Carigali…

Petronas Bentara field sees first oil production

Jul 23, 2014

Petronas' Bentara field in the Balai cluster risk service contract (RSC) area located offshore Sarawak, Malaysia saw its first oil production on 25 May. BC Petroleum developed and operates the field, which is expected to produce around 1000b/d…

Petronas awards integrated contracts

Dec 13, 2013

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) has announced a new gas discovery offshore Malaysia and the award of a three year integrated offshore installation contract. Operator on Block SK320, Mubadala Petroleum, discovered gas in the Sintok-1 well…

RWE Dea signs agreement with Petronas Suriname E&P BV

Jul 10, 2013

RWE in Suriname RWE Dea signed a farm-in agreement with Petronas Suriname E&P BV, acquiring 40% interest in Block 52 off Suriname. The block is in the Guyana-Suriname Basin 120km off the northeast coast of South America in 100-1,000m deep water and has potential in Upper Cretaceous strata…

Petronas Carigali charters two Alam Maritim OSVs (Malaysia)

Feb 27, 2013

Alam Maritim Resources Berhad announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Alam Maritim (M) Sdn Bhd, based in Kuala Lumpur, has accepted the award from Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, Peninsular Malaysia operations to provide two offshore support vessels (OSVs) to support Petronas’ drilling campaign…

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