PETRONAS is pleased to announce that its joint venture Chad-Cameroon Integrated Oil Development and Pipeline Project has achieved first oil and pipeline fill operations have begun.

The pipeline, originally targeted for completion in 2004, extends 1,070 kilometers from the landlocked oil fields in southern Chad to a floating storage vessel offshore Kribi in Cameroon, where the oil will be offloaded for export. Construction of the central treating facilities in Chad is ongoing with targeted completion by end of 2003.

PETRONAS has a 35 percent stake in the consortium developing the US$3.5 billion project. Its partners are ExxonMobil’s subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Chad, Inc. (operator, 40 per cent) and ChevronTexaco (25 percent). Continue Reading

PETRONAS today launched its 2003 Merdeka Campaign in conjunction with Malaysia’s 46th Independence Day celebrations.

PETRONAS’ 2003 Merdeka Campaign, comprising an enhanced, more elaborate range of initiatives compared to previous years’ activities, is aimed at augmenting the Government’s Merdeka Month Campaign to nurture and instil the spirit of patriotism and love for the country among all Malaysians. Continue Reading

PETRONAS today launched its 2003 Merdeka Campaign in conjunction with Malaysia’s 46th Independence Day celebrations.

PETRONAS’ 2003 Merdeka Campaign, comprising an enhanced, more elaborate range of initiatives compared to previous years’ activities, is aimed at augmenting the Government’s Merdeka Month Campaign to nurture and instil the spirit of patriotism and love for the country among all Malaysians. Continue Reading