TotalEnergies to splash out $903 million on its gas footprint expansion off Malaysia

France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has set the wheels into motion to enrich its overall gas portfolio with more assets offshore Malaysia by inking a deal with Austria’s OMV to get its hands on a stake in SapuraOMV Upstream, a 50:50 joint venture between Sapura Energy and the Austrian firm, which works as a Malaysian independent […]

PTTEP to invest $6.7 billion as it eyes 2024 production growth

Thailand’s national upstream company PTTEP is planning this year to invest $6.721 billion in oil, gas and clean energy projects both on its home turf and overseas, with the goal of boosting petroleum production by about 9% versus 2023 to 505,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Oil and gas counters gaining traction

Investors have been nibbling at selected oil and gas (O&G)-linked counters on Bursa Malaysia, with several stocks trading at or near one-year high on the recent rebound in oil prices and improved work activities outlook in key sub-segments and Malaysia.

Tokyo Gas establishes LNG-to-power project in Vietnam

Three companies from Japan and Vietnam have joined forces to establish a new LNG-to-power project offshore Vietnam. Japanese fuel majors Tokyo Gas and Kyuden have established a joint venture (JV) with Vietnam’s Truong Tan Vietnam Group to develop the project in the Thái Bình province in the north of Vietnam.