Petronas revealed on Monday that it,along with Shell, had been awarded the production sharing agreementsfor offshore blocks N and Q which lie in the easternshallow water areas off Brunei.

Theduo will hold a 50:50 interest in each block, with Petronas operatingBlock N and Shell operating Block Q.

Thedeal was one of several agreements signed over the weekend aimed atincreasing cooperation between Petronas and Brunei.

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