<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p dir="ltr">KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): Offshore marine service provider Perdana Petroleum Bhd has bagged a RM5.49 million contract for the provision of one unit of accommodation work barge (AWB) vessel.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p dir="ltr">In a bourse filing on Wednesday (April 20), Perdana Petroleum said its wholly-owned subsidiary Perdana Nautika Sdn Bhd (PNSB) received a work order award from the charterer Vantage Well Services Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Vantage Energy Group Sdn Bhd.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p dir="ltr">According to Perdana Petroleum, the work is expected to start on May 28, with PNSB to provide the charterer, the use of one unit of AWB vessel with towing facilities for the Sarawak Offshore 2022 facilities work.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p dir="ltr">Perdana Petroleum expects the contract to contribute positively to the earnings and net assets of the company for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2022.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“The risks associated with the contract are normal operational risks, which can be mitigated through the group's system of project management and internal business controls,” it added.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p dir="ltr">Perdana Petroleum’s share price finished 3.7% or half a sen lower at 13 sen on Wednesday, bringing it a market capitalisation of RM277.9 million.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): Offshore marine service provider Perdana Petroleum Bhd has bagged a RM5.49 million contract for the provision of one unit of accommodation work barge (AWB) vessel.

Perdana Petroleum bags RM5.49m contract for provision of AWB vessel

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