Bid documents are expected for an initial three platforms, interfield pipelines and an export pipeline to a new onshore receiving facility connected to Malaysian national oil company Petronas' liquefied natural gas complex at Bintulu in Sarawak.

Murphy expects gas production rates of up to 300 million cubic feet per day over 15 years under a heads of agreement it has with Petronas for gas from blocks SK 309 and SK 311.

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