Lundin Petroleum has resumed drilling in Malaysia with the spud of the Mengjuang-1 exploration well in licence PM307.
The company’s subsidiary, Lundin Malaysia, said the well will target hydrocarbons in Miocence-aged sands 75kilmoetres from the Bertam field.
Mengkuang-1 will be drilled with the West Prospero jack-up rig to a total depth of approximately 1,300 metres below mean sea level.
Lundin said the drilling of the well is expected to take around 30 days.
Lundin Malaysia holds a 75% working interest in PM307 with its partner PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd holding a 25% working interest.
The company currently operates six blocks in Malaysia, namely PM307, PM319, PM308A, PM308B, PM328 and SB307/308.