Datuk Kris Azman Abdullah, the senior vice-president, Energy & Joint Ventures, noted that the CIMB Classic has emerged as a key golfing event in the region for both players and spectators alike. SapuraKencana is a key sponsor of the CIMB Classic tournament and has been from the onset.
SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd has appointed Eduardo Antonello as non-executive director replacing Tor Olav Troim as a nominee of Seadrill Ltd. Antonello is a member of the executive management team of Seadrill and has strong relationship with SapuraKencana. John Fredriksen would continue to be an alternate director of the company.
SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd has posted a pre-tax profit of RM1.17 bil for the first half of its 2015 financial year, a 91% jump from RM610 mil from the previous year, boosted by its drilling segment.
SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd's massive gas discovery at its Newfield asset is expected to provide a steady recurring income stream. The gas discovery is a massive achievement for the group. When the Newfield asset was purchased, sceptics had questioned its value growth as it had unproven exploration assets.
SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd’s unit, SapuraKencana Energy (SKE), has discovered gas at Bakong-1, the fifth and final well in its 2014 drilling campaign within the SK408 production-sharing contract area offshore Sarawak.
About 100 local pros will battle it out for a coveted CIMB Classic berth in the SapuraKencana National Qualifier at the KLGCC from Aug 25-27. The US$7 million CIMB Classic from Oct 30 - Nov 2 is the only official US PGA Tour tournament in Asia.
Seasoned campaigner Danny Chia left it late before rallying to win the RM150,000 SapuraKencana National Qualifier in dramatic fashion. The one-time Asian Tour winner kept his cool to seal victory in the first playoff with a par while Kheng wai blew it with a bogey.
The Edge - SapuraKencana makes big gas discovery (250814)
About 100 local pros will battle it out for a coveted berth in the SapuraKencana national qualifier at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) from Aug 25-27.
A local daily reported yesterday that SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd's CEO Tan Sri Saharil Shamsuddin as saying that the is looking to bid for Petroliam Nasional Bhd's production blocks in Vietnam, although the company is not interested in Murphy Oil Corp's Malaysian assets.