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Petronas decides on win-win
Published on: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Published on: Wed, Mar 15, 2023
By: James Sarda
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Petronas decides on win-win
“Having a settlement agreement (for existing commitments) and collaboration agreement (on future ventures) with both states holds us in good stead, rather than reverting to over whose law applies,” the national oil corporation’s President and Group CEO, Datuk Tengku Muhammad Taufik, told Daily Express.
Kota Kinabalu: Petronas’ decision to enter into Commercial Settlement Agreements (CSA) and Commercial Collaboration Agreements (CCA) with Sabah and Sarawak since last year helped to overcome otherwise contentious issues on oil and gas rights with both Bornean states.

It was also partly due to the realisation that it is time to pay more attention to domestic deposits following eight out of 10 new oil and gas discoveries last year being in Malaysia, in particular Sarawak.
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“Given what we have seen last year, we decided there’s going to be more targeted domestic involvement this year onwards.

 
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