Malaysia's Tamarind Resources is making moves in Oceania with the acquisition of an interest in an oil discovery off Western Australia and a portfolio of onshore assets in New Zealand.
In Australia, Tamarind has completed the purchase from Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company of a 33.3% interest in the Corowa oil discovery in Block WA-41-R. The remaining 66.7% is held by private company Hydra Energy.