SapuraOMV Upstream (Malaysia) Inc, has agreed to sell its entire interests under SapuraOMV Upstream (PM) Inc in various producing assets located offshore Peninsular Malaysia to Singapore-based Jadestone Energy PLC for US$9 million (US$1=RM4.09).
In a statement today, SapuraOMV said the effective date of the transaction was Jan 1, 2021 involving producing assets comprising of PM323, PM329, PM318, and AAKBNLP Production Sharing Contracts (PM assets).
Apart from the US$9 million agreed purchase price, there were also contingent payments of up to US$6 million dependent on certain oil price criteria being met, it added.
SapuraOMV Upstream, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, is a strategic partnership between Sapura Energy Bhd and OMV Exploration & Production GmbH, a subsidiary of Austria’s OMV Aktiengesellschaft.
SapuraOMV chairman Tan Sri Shahril Shamsuddin said the company placed the assets in the good and capable hands of Jadestone, which specialises in optimising mature oil fields.
SapuraOMV, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, is a strategic partnership between Sapura Energy Berhad and OMV Exploration & Production GmbH, a subsidiary of Austria’s OMV Aktiengesellschaft. SapuraOMV Upstream has a strong portfolio of oil and gas assets in Malaysia as well as exploration interests in Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
(Source: The Star)