Sources said Ham Rong could enter the construction phase later this year on the closure of an overdue tender for the supply of a mobile offshore production unit.
The tender was issued months ago, and some sources attributed delay to ongoing negotiation between Petronas and PetroVietnam on the optimal development option for the northern oilfield.
The metocean conditions of the field location were once flagged up among the considerations weighing against developing the discovery using a MOPU.
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