Malaysia

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November 03, 2025
ABL has been awarded a contract by Chevron to provide marine warranty survey and third-party support for platform installations and rig moves in the Gulf of Thailand.
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October 30, 2025
SLB OneSubsea has been awarded two EPC contracts by PTTEP to deliver subsea production systems for Malaysia’s deepwater Alum, Bemban, Permai, and Kikeh fields, extending the life of key offshore assets and strengthening regional energy security.
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October 23, 2025
Velesto Energy and ICON Engineering have signed an agreement to deliver rig-installed wellhead platforms for offshore Malaysia. The collaboration merges drilling and platform installation in one campaign — cutting costs, accelerating timelines, and expanding Malaysia’s offshore development capabilities.
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October 17, 2025
RINA has secured the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for PETRONAS CCS Ventures’ Southern Onshore Facilities, part of Malaysia’s landmark carbon capture and storage (CCS) development.
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August 25, 2025
PXGEO has secured its first contract in Malaysia to deliver offshore seismic data acquisition services under a two-year agreement. The campaign will play a key role in supporting Malaysia’s drive to unlock new hydrocarbon resources and accelerate upstream exploration.
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August 20, 2025
Strohm has won a contract to supply four TCP Jumpers for installation in a deepwater field offshore Malaysia. The end customer is a major Southeast Asian operator with international exploration projects.
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August 15, 2025
Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) is still discussing details of a cooperation framework with Sarawak’s oil company as part of efforts to resolve an ongoing dispute over gas resources in the state.
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August 12, 2025
Indonesia will continue diplomatic talks with Malaysia over the oil-rich blocks in disputed waters instead of pursuing legal action, according to a senior official. 
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August 04, 2025
Malaysia’s Petronas is working with Bank of America Corp. to sell its 50% stake in the Brazilian oil field Tartaruga Verde, according to unnamed sources. Petronas bought the stake in 2019 as part of a bigger transaction with Petrobras, which still owns the remaining 50%.
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July 25, 2025
Thailand's PTTEP has signed an agreement to buy 100% of shares of Hess International Oil Corporation, which holds a 50% participating interest in the offshore natural gas Block A-18 of the Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA).
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July 15, 2025
Baker Hughes and Petronas have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership to explore business initiatives that have the potential to support the delivery of Asia’s energy expansion and transition. 
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July 14, 2025
MidOcean Energy, a liquefied natural gas company founded by private equity firm EIG and backed by Saudi Aramco, has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a minority stake in Petronas’ Canadian business, people familiar with the matter said.
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June 19, 2025
As part of the collaboration, Petronas will deploy Halliburton Landmark’s DecisionSpace® 365 Geosciences Suite and Unified Ensemble Modeling solutions with the objective to unify exploration and development workflows and accelerate time to first oil.
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June 05, 2025
Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company, will cut about 10% of its workforce in a firm-wide restructuring as it looks to reduce costs due to falling crude prices. The company will reduce headcount by more than 5,000 people, said CEO Muhammad Taufik.
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June 03, 2025
Petronas is considering options for its Canadian company formerly known as Progress Energy Resources Corp., including a sale, according to people familiar with the matter. A transaction could value the Canadian business at $6 billion to $7 billion, sources said.
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April 23, 2025
HYCO1 and Malaysia LNG (MLNG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the potential utilization and conversion of 1 Mmtpa of CO2. MLNG, a subsidiary of PETRONAS, is the CO2 supplier for the project.
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April 15, 2025
MODEC, a leading floating solutions provider in the global FPSO industry, has opened its new execution center in Kuala Lumpur, affirming its commitment to Malaysia as a strategic hub for regional business operations and innovation.
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February 18, 2025
Malaysia’s state-owned oil company Petronas (Petroliam Nasional Bhd) is in talks with banks for a potential $1 billion loan to fund a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, according to people familiar with the matter.
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February 05, 2025
McDermott has completed transportation, installation, and commissioning activities for the Kikeh subsea gas lift project in under eight months. The Kikeh field first came on stream in 2009 as one of Malaysia's largest deepwater developments.
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January 28, 2025
The Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP) is set to officially launch in early February in Sabah, Malaysia. A partnership between Gibson Shipbrokers and SOGDC, the project will generate around 1,600 jobs and support the region's energy demand.
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December 10, 2024
TotalEnergies has finalized the acquisition of the interests of OMV (50%) and Sapura Upstream Assets (50%) in SapuraOMV Upstream, an independent gas producer in Malaysia.
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