oil and gas exploration
Murphy Oil calls it quits in Malaysia
US petroleum and natural gas exploration company Murphy Oil
Corp is exiting Malaysia with a $2.13 billion sale...
Petronas seeks clarity over partnership with Sarawak’s new oil firm Petros
The Malaysian state of Sarawak, which set up its own oil and gas extraction company last month in an unprecedented challenge for the country's...
Gas sector tops Myanmar’s export earnings with more than $3b
The gas sector has topped Myanmar’s export earnings with $3.2 billion this financial year (March-end), according to the ministry of commerce, Eleven Myanmar reported.
Myanmar’s...
Petronas has edge in Myanmar oil bidding round
In the final phase of bidding for oil and gas blocks off Myanmar's coast, about 20 companies dropped out of the race, a senior...
Japan, Brunei eye Myanmar oil investment
Japan and Brunei are at the forefront of investing into the oil and gas business in Myanmar, latest data from Myanmar's Directorate of Investment...
Myanmar opens bids for 18 oil blocks
A much-anticipated initiation to bid on oil exploration licenses for 18 of Myanmar’s onshore oil blocks has been released, the country’s Ministry of Energy...
Rich oil deposits discovered in Sarawak
Much to the joy of the Sarawak government, an onshore oil and gas discovery has been made in the state by oil firm Petronas...
US renews economic ties with Myanmar
After more than 15 years of harsh sanctions against Myanmar, US companies now get the opportunity to refresh economic relations with the former pariah...
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Thailand drops further in English proficiency to worst in Southeast Asia
This year’s English Proficiency Index by Swedish language training company EF Education First has just come out, and, once again, it is not very...
Stories of the week
Ikea finally opens its largest-ever store in the Philippines
Defying the booming e-commerce and online shopping trend in Southeast Asia, Swedish furniture discounter Ikea on November 25 opened its biggest store in the...