Petronas makes new gas discovery at Balingian province


KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas subsidiary Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd has made a gas discovery at the Hadrah-1 wildcat exploration well of Block SK411, located in the shallow waters of Balingian province about 170km northwest off the coast of Sarawak.

In a statement, Petronas said the Hadrah-1 well was successfully drilled to a total depth of 1,850m in November 2021 and encountered gas within an approximately 200m thick sequence of high-quality sandstone and carbonate reservoirs.

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