ExxonMobil signs 25-year deal with Malaysia's Petronas

ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, and the Malaysian national oil company, Petronas, will continue to work together to help ensure sustainable energy supplies for Malaysia under a planned new 25-year production sharing contract.

At the signing ceremony on March 26 for the main principles agreement for the new contract, Mark Albers, senior vice president, Exxon Mobil Corporation, said, "We are proud of our partnership and collaboration with Petronas that have allowed us to develop and deliver energy supplies to help meet growing Malaysian and international energy needs.

"This agreement will let our partnership continue to grow and enable the use of ExxonMobil world-class technologies and project execution capabilities to efficiently develop the substantial petroleum resources offshore Peninsular Malaysia."

The contract includes commitments to implement significant enhanced oil recovery activities and for major investments to continue conventional oil development.

The ExxonMobil subsidiary has invested more than US$15 billion in Malaysia over the past 40 years. The company operates 43 platforms in 17 fields as one of Malaysia's major suppliers of crude oil and natural gas. Daily operated production is about 150,000 barrels (gross) of oil and approximately 1.2 billion cubic feet (gross) of natural gas. About 96 percent of the affiliate's 1,150 employees are Malaysian nationals.

About ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia

Subsidiaries and predecessors of Exxon Mobil Corporation have operated in Malaysia for 115 years. ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. currently operates under six production sharing contracts with the Malaysian national oil company, Petronas. Esso Malaysia Berhad (EMB) is a significant refiner and marketer of high-quality petroleum products to retail and industrial customers. Additionally, EMB is one of the largest suppliers of liquefied petroleum gas to Malaysian residential, business and industrial sectors. Another affiliate supplies a portfolio of specialty chemical products to the growing marketplace in Malaysia.

About Petronas

Petronas, the acronym for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is wholly-owned by the Malaysian government and is vested with the ownership and management of the country's hydrocarbon resources. A Fortune 500 company, PETRONAS is actively engaged in the various spectra of the oil and gas and related activities in more than 30 countries worldwide. In Malaysia, its upstream activities are undertaken and managed through production sharing contracts with a number of international oil and gas companies as well as with subsidiary PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd.