Malaysia Doubles Exploration Success in 2022 with 10 Discoveries
Press Release
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 December 2022 – PETRONAS and its Petroleum Arrangement Contractors (PACs) recorded a total of 10 hydrocarbon discoveries in Malaysia in 2022, following the increase of exploration activities in the country.
Eight oil and gas discoveries were made off the coast of Sarawak, and one each off the coast of Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia. The largest oil discovery was made by PETRONAS Carigali at the Nahara-1 well in Block SK306 within Sarawak’s Balingian province.
Discoveries were also made in Sarawak’s Central Luconia, Western Luconia and Baram provinces, which are among Malaysia’s most prolific basins and home to many gas fields in the country.