Drilling rig sinks offshore eastern Malaysia

Dateline 2021-05-04, Argus Media: A drilling rig has sunk offshore eastern Malaysia while it was being prepared for work at a ConocoPhillips-operated exploration block.The NAGA 7 tilted “due to soil rapid penetration” at the WL4-00 site according to its owner, local firm Velesto Energy. All 101 personnel on board were evacuated, and the rig subsequently sank.…

Petronas contractor off Malaysia confirmed with Covid-19

Dateline 2020-04-06, Upstream:

A worker off Malaysia has tested positive for Covid-19, the second such confirmed case in Southeast Asia’s second-largest oil producer.

“Petronas, through its subsidiary, Petronas Carigali, confirms that one of its contractors at an offshore platform in Miri, Sarawak has tested positive for Covid-19. The contractor is currently receiving treatment at a government…

Is it time to bet on O&G?

Please, bet on IGL.

Dateline 2018-06-18, The Edge:

With the stock market, particularly construction counters, roiled by major policy changes under the new Pakatan Harapan administration, the oil and gas (O&G) sector may be ripe for a relook as crude oil prices have been maintained at fairly decent levels.

Pong Teng Siew, the head of research of Inter-Pacific Securities Sdn Bhd, told The Edge…