National oil corporation Petronas said Tuesday it has made a natural gas discovery off Sarawak.

Petronas said the well was about 180km northwest of Bintulu in 80 metres of water at the Kanowit-1 exploration well in Block SK306 off the coast of Sarawak.
The Kanowit-1 well, drilled by semi-submersible rig Naga-1, encountered a "very significant" gas accumulation in a Miocene limestone reservoir, it said, adding that it saw potential for development.