THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Nippon Oil To Start LNG Production in Sarawak, Malaysia
“Shell Malaysia, a unit of Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD) is the main project operator.”
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Posted 7 Sept 04
TOKYO — Japan’s Nippon Oil Corp. (5001.TO) said Monday its oil and gas exploration unit started in late August commercial production of natural gas at the Jintan offshore gas field in Malaysia.
August 31, Nippon Oil Exploration (Sarawak) Ltd. started commercial gas output at the field and will deliver natural gas via a pipeline to a liquefied natural gas plant in Bintulu, Nippon Oil said in a statement.
Shell Malaysia, a unit of Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD) is the main project operator. It holds a 37.5% interest in the Jintan gas field, which is located in the SK-8 block offshore Sarawak, East Malaysia, while Nippon Oil owns a 37.5% stake and Petronas Carigali holds 25%.