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Malaysia/Thailand JDA upstream summary
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Report summary
Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA) formation and exploration: The MTJDA was formed in 1979 when the Malaysian and Thai governments agreed to cooperate on the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Thailand which is subject to overlapping claims. Following the initial 1979 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and subsequent award of the first production sharing contracts (PSCs) in 1994, exploration in the MTJDA has led to several significant gas ...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
- Key companies
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Geology
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Introduction
- Regional setting
- The Malay Basin
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Introduction
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Exploration
- Licensing
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Before the JDA
- Initial Malaysian awards
- Initial Thai awards
- Seeking a resolution
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The JDA
- Block A-18
- Block B-17-01
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
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Before the licensing of the JDA
- Initial Exploration
- The Pilong (Cakerawala) discovery
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Following the licensing of the JDA
- Block A-18
- Block B-17-01
- Success rates
- Reserves and resources
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Production
- Liquids
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Gas
- Block A-18
- Block B-17
- Supplementary gas sales agreement
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Infrastructure
- Oil infrastructure
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Gas infrastructure
- Recent infrastructure updates
- Malaysia infrastructure
- Thailand infrastructure
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Costs
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Capital costs
- Capital expenditure by location
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Operating costs
- Operating expenditure by location
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Capital costs
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Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
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Regulatory body
- The MTJA
- Licensing
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Fiscal terms
- Overview
- Upstream
- Current fiscal terms
- Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs)
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State Equity Participation
- Participation Rate
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Bonuses, Rentals and Fees
- Signature Bonuses
- Discovery Bonuses
- Production Bonuses
- Indirect Taxes
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Royalty and Other Production Taxes
- Royalty
- Export Duty
- Environmental/CO2 Taxes
- Domestic Market Obligation (DMO)
- Contractor Revenue Entitlement
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Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Key facts: Table 1Country MapReserves and contingent resources at 01/01/2026
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Liquids and Gas Production and ReservesReserves and resources: Table 1Liquids ProductionProduction: Table 1Production: Table 2Policy and regulation: Table 1Fiscal terms: Table 1Fiscal terms: Table 2Fiscal terms: Table 3
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What's included
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