The award made by Petronas, on behalf of Malaysia, is for blocks designated as ND6 and ND7 in water up to 4000 metres deep in the South China Sea.
Shell and Petronas Carigali were awarded joint operatorship of the two deep-water tracts with each holding 50% equity.
The envisaged work programme comprises additional seismic acquisition and exploration drilling in one or more exploration phases totalling at least seven years.
