KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 (Bernama) — PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS, today announced an oil and gas discovery at the Nahara-1 well in Block SK306, located in the shallow waters of Balingian Province about 150 kilometres from Bintulu, off the coast of Sarawak, offshore Malaysia.
The Nahara-1 well was successfully drilled to a total depth of 2,468 metres and encountered hydrocarbon in the Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene aged sedimentary sequences. Light oil with minimal contaminants was also established after production testing was conducted for the well.
