Their longstanding royalty demand would cost government-owned Petronas up to $7 billion a year, according to a rough calculation by a person aware of the matter
KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak will drop a demand for quadrupling royalties paid by energy giant Petronas but is pushing for production-sharing and other agreements, a key negotiator told Reuters on Wednesday.
Sarawak and neighbouring Sabah possess Malaysia's most prolific oil and gas reserves in their waters in the South China Sea.
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