Petronas to continue aggressive exploration

Moving ahead: In the last five years, 970 exploration wells were drilled in South-East Asia with about one fifth or 171 wells in Malaysian waters.

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) will continue to undertake aggressive exploration and appraisal activities despite the global low oil price environment.

General Manager, Malaysia Petroleum Management, Mohd Redhani Abdul Rahman said Petronas feels that this is one of the main strategic thrusts that has been working for Malaysia for the past five to 10 years.