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Malaysia: State owned Petronas looking to divest $1bn stake

By  |  April 10, 2017

Malaysia’s Petronas has offered an estimated $1 billion stake in a prized upstream local gas project to potential bidders including Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production and other Japanese firms, sources familiar with the matter have said.

If successful, the deal could mark Petronas’ biggest upstream stake sale since oil prices started declining more than two years ago. Petronas is targeting lowering operating expenses, job cuts and project rollbacks to help it navigate through the low oil price environment.

In a statement to Reuters, Petronas said that through its subsidiary, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, it is looking for partners who can bring the technology and capabilities to explore, develop and efficiently operate the various fields and opportunities in the SK316 offshore gas block.

Full Content: Reuters

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