US independent ConocoPhillips is tempting contractors with a potential new oilfield development off Malaysia despite the market uncertainty in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Houston-based giant is set to launch a feasibility study contest for its Patawali oil project on Block WL4-00 off Sarawak, East Malaysia, for which a leased floating production, storage and offloading vessel is a serious development contender.