PETRONAS Carigali and PTTEP have received government approval for a new production-sharing contract covering Block A-18-01 in the Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area.
The 35-year PSC, effective from 1 January 2026, combines the existing producing Block A-18 with an adjacent exploration area considered to hold additional resource potential. It extends the framework for developing the existing acreage beyond the expiry of the current contract in April 2029.
The block is operated by PC JDA, a subsidiary of PETRONAS Carigali, in partnership with PTTEP JDX Thailand and PTTEP JDX Thailand (JDA).
Block A-18-01 contains the Cakerawala, Bumi, Suriya, Bulan, South Bulan, Senja, East Bumi, Samudra and Wira gas fields, as well as the newly incorporated open area. The arrangement provides a platform for further near-field exploration while supporting the optimisation and long-term development of existing gas and condensate resources.
Together with neighbouring Block B-17-01, the Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area covers approximately 7250 km² and has a combined natural gas production capacity of around 700 million standard cubic feet per day. Production is distributed equally between Malaysia and Thailand.
The partners also signed a gas sales agreement with PETRONAS and Thailand’s PTT to support continued gas supplies to both countries.
