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Title:MALAYSIA: DISCOVERY OF OIL IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Date:10th June 1968
Summary:
HELICOPTER ACTIVITY ON OFFSHORE RIG; DRILLING ACTIVITY ON RIG; HOVERCRAFT TRANSPORTING WORKERS.
Initials DHC/VS/JH/SS
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Embargoed:25th June 1968 13:00
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Location:OFF SHORE SARAWAK, MALAYSIA
Country:Malaysia
Reuters ID:LVAESD3NIIQ4BF2610ECVPRH89ZX
Story Text: OIL HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN LARGE DEPOSITION IN TWO AREAS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, OFF THE COAST OF SARAWAK, MALAYSIA. THE OIL COMPANY INVESTIGATING THE DEPOSITS CLAIMS TO HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ITS SEARCH OF THE SEA.
ONE OF THE FINDS -- IN OFFSHORE SARAWAK -- IS THE FIRST IN MALAYSIA FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND HAS ATTRACTED A GREAT DEAL OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL INTEREST. THE OTHER IS IN BRUNEI, THE OIL-RICH BRITISH PROTECTORATE STATE.
SEA DRILLING OFF THE COAST OF SARAWAK IS DONE BY MOBILE DRILLING RIGS, AND WORKERS AND EQUIPMENT ARE FERRIED OUT THREE BY HELICOPTER AND HOVERCRAFT.
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