Aker wins subsea deal
Aker landed a contract from Murphy Sabah Oil for work offshore Malaysia.
Malaysia
Shell Malaysia to cut 1,300 jobs in its upstream division
Shell Malaysia is set to reduce its headcount by 1300 members of staff in its upstream division over the next two years. The oil major said the move was as a result of a continued focus on improving efficiency and reducing complexity which would allow it to become a more “agile and competitive” firm. The announcement comes just a day after Shell revealed it was pulling out its Arctic drilling programme.
Petronas acquires Shell’s stake in gas plant
Malaysia's state oil company Petronas has acquired Shell's 50% stake as operator of the MLNG Dua natural gas plant.
Plexus wins Petronas deal for equipment in Malaysian marketplace
Plexus Holdings has won a deal with Petronas to help launch its wellhead equipment into the Malaysian marketplace. The deal will see the use of the company’s POS-Grip wellhead equipment which has been commissioned as part of its JV (Joint Venture) with (IPS) Integrated Petroleum Services. IPS, an upstream support services business to the offshore oil and gas industry in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region, is already a licensed vendor to Petronas.
Malaysian navy in contact with pirates aboard hijacked tanker Orkim Harmony
A Malaysian naval vessel has located the hijacked tanker Orkim Harmony in Vietnamese waters and is trying to persuade the pirates onboard to surrender, promising them they will be unharmed, Malaysian maritime officials said on Thursday. Both the crew and the cargo are safe, and the navy is in the midst of negotiations with the robbers, officials with the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said in a press briefing in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's Chief of Navy Admiral Abdul Aziz Jaafar said on his Twitter account that at least eight perpetrators were on board the Orkim Harmony armed with pistols and machetes.
Second small oil tanker goes missing in Malaysia this month
A small-sized oil tanker went missing off the southeast coast of Malaysia close to Singapore over the weekend in what could be the second hijacking of such a vessel this month, maritime officials said on Monday.
Lundin hits dry well in Malaysia
A well drilled by Lundin Petroleum in offshore Malaysia has come up dry. The company said it had completed the Kitabu-1 well located in blocks SB307/SB308, offshore Sabah. The objectives for the well had been Miocene aged turbidite sands of similar age to the Shell operated South Furious 30 oil field.
Shell produces first oil on Malaysian platform
Oil giant Shell has produced its first oil from the Gumusut-Kakap floating platform off the coast of Malaysia. It is the latest in a series of Shell deep-water contracts and the platform is expected to reach an annual production of around 135,000 barrels per day (bpd) once fully ramped up.