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PTTEP Announces Gas Discovery Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia

19/05/2021

PTTEP today announced that PTTEP HK Offshore Limited (PTTEP HKO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PTTEP, successfully made a discovery of gas at the first exploration well, Kulintang-1, in Block SK438, located in offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.

Commenced in March 2021, the Kulintang-1 wildcat exploration well was successfully drilled to a total depth of 2,238 metres in April 2021. PTTEP expects to drill another exploration well in this block in the second quarter of 2021.

Block SK438 is located in the shallow waters, approximately 108 kilometres off the coast of Sarawak (Bintulu). PTTEP HKO is the operator with 80 percent participating interest while PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd. holds 20 percent interest.

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