The oil major announced in December it was divesting the stakes for $475 million. "This divestment is in line with Shell's work to focus its Upstream portfolio. Shell retains a strong presence in Malaysia's upstream, gas-to-liquids, downstream and business services sectors," the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Sarawak Shell Berhad, a subsidiary, had held 40% and 50% stakes in the Baram Delta EOR and SK 307 production sharing contracts, respectively.
The remaining interests in both production-sharing contracts are held by the operator, Petronas Carigali, the exploration and production arm of Malaysia's state energy company Petronas . (Reporting by Emily Chow; editing by Jason Neely)
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