Murphy Makes Deepwater Discovery Offshore Malaysia Murphy Oil Thursday, August 28, 2003 Murphy Oil made a significant new oil discovery at the Kikeh Kecil #1 well, drilled in Block K, offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The well was drilled in 4,460 feet of water, 2.5 miles due north of the Kikeh field on a separate structural feature by Diamond Offshore's semisub, Ocean Rover.
OCEAN ROVER "The results from the Kikeh Kecil well are excellent and further confirm our exploration model for this part of offshore Sabah; this well found the same reservoirs as in the Kikeh field with no water levels," said Claiborne P. Deming, Murphy Oil President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our immediate plans are to move the Ocean Rover to the Kikeh field and conduct a flow test on a previously drilled well. Later this year we will come back to Kikeh Kecil to appraise this discovery. We are moving forward with development plans for the Kikeh field and will look to bring this new discovery into the mix," says Deming. Murphy, as operator, has an 80% working interest in Block K, which covers over four million acres. PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned exploration and production arm of PETRONAS, holds the remaining 20%. The Company also announces unsuccessful wells at Dengkis (80%), located in Block H, offshore Sabah, Malaysia and Stonemaker (85%), located in Mississippi Canyon 493 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The Dengkis well was drilled to a total depth of 9,843 feet and encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons. The well at Stonemaker was drilled to a total depth of 14,700 feet and was temporarily abandoned. Diamond Offshore Currently Manages 47 Offshore Rigs Worldwide - Diamond Offshore Reports Second Quarter 2003 Results ( 7/17/2003) - Diamond Offshore to Put 3 Semisubs to Work Offshore Mexico ( 6/2/2003) - Noble Energy Makes Louisiana Discovery ( 5/19/2003) - Spinnaker Says Front Runner Spar Project Past Halfway Point ( 4/29/2003) - Diamond Offshore Reports First Quarter 2003 Earnings ( 4/17/2003) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy Oil Corporation Currently Operates 5 Offshore Rigs Worldwide - Murphy Drills Duster at Cool Papa Prospect ( 7/25/2003) - Petronas Suspends Exploration Offshore Sarawak ( 7/3/2003) - Murphy Oil Closes Sale of Canadian Assets ( 6/23/2003) - MMS Nets $297.5 Million in High Bids from Lease Sale 185 ( 6/18/2003) - Shell Could Halt Operations Offshore Brunei ( 6/18/2003) - Spinnaker Says Front Runner Spar Project Past Halfway Point ( 4/29/2003) Austral-Asia - Apache Spuds Mosman-1 Well ( 8/29/2003) - ExxonMobil's Aceh Field Damaged by Fire ( 8/29/2003) - Forum Finalizes Exploration Agreement in Manila Bay ( 8/28/2003) - Malaysia's Crest Petroleum Slips into H1 Loss due to Offshore Ops ( 8/28/2003) - Korea National Oil Corp to Develop Two Fields in Indonesia ( 8/28/2003) ============================= AMIR AL AMIN - DKS/OPG/WGP TOTAL E&P INDONESIE BALIKPAPAN 0542-533765 - 0811592902 =============================
