Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, Shamsul Azhhar Abbassaid: “We have more or less concluded it with the Indian company. That’s a donedeal.”

He said that the Malaysian state player could also sell a 15%stake in the 18 million tonne-capacity LNG export project to an Asian buyer by the end of thismonth.

The company is also allocating an additional 2% in theproject on Canada’s west coast to Brunei National Petroleum, which already owns3% under an option-style agreement.