Two hydrocarbon discoveries enrich Petronas’ oil & gas arsenal in South America
What happened
Petronas confirmed two recent discoveries in Suriname and is running a drilling campaign with TotalEnergies off Papua New Guinea. The PNG campaign is presented as an active drilling program that brings immediate demand for deepwater completions, subsea intervention and vessel support in the APAC region. Watch whether campaign scheduling and vessel nominations narrow supplier quote windows or require mobilisation deposits
Why the category manager should care
Treat the PNG campaign as a near-term mobilisation event that will demand vessel, ROV and subsea tooling readiness; don’t assume flexible supplier lead-times
Key facts
- Caiman-1 drilled to a total depth of 5,065m (Suriname)
- SAC-1 drilled to a total depth of 4,560m (Suriname)
- Petronas reports eight wells in Suriname with recoverable resources cited in the article and