Transaction News: POSCO International enters Malaysian upstream Oil & Gas industry via securing a production sharing contract for Block PM524 offshore Malaysia

We are pleased to share that Skrine acted for South Korea’s largest trading company POSCO International Corporation in respect of its entry into a Production Sharing Contract with PETRONAS and PETRONAS Carigali in respect of Block PM546, Offshore Peninsular Malaysia.

This transaction marks POSCO’s maiden investment into the Malaysian upstream oil & gas sector and see POSCO take an 80% participating interest as well as operatorship in the PSC.
 
The Skrine deal team was led by Skrine’s Oil & Gas practice head, Fariz Abdul Aziz who was supported by Senior Associate Tan Wei Xian.

Media coverage of the transaction can be accessed at:
 
https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/petronas-awards-contract-posco-international-petronas-carigali

https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2021/11/01/petronas-awards-psc-contract-to-posco-petronas-carigali

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