Petronas Carigali makes multiple gas discoveries offshore Sarawak
Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd. made six oil and gas discoveries in five blocks off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia.
Wells from new and existing oil fields include the Gedombak well in Block SK306 and the Mirdanga well in Block SK411 (Balingian province), the Sinsing well in Block SK313, the Machinchang and Pangkin wells in Block SK301B, and the Kalung Emas well in Block SK315 (West Luconia province). The wells exhibited low levels of contaminants, the company said.
The discoveries came from a domestic exploration drilling campaign which began in late 2022 and led to the oil discovery that year of Nahara-1 in Block SK306 (OGJ Online, Dec. 7, 2022). The company attributes the discoveries to its clustered exploration approach which is suited for highly matured geological provinces.
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).