A Sumatec spokesman declined to comment as the company is still getting feedback from its people in the Central Asian country.
“We are evaluating the data and with the rollout of commercial production soon, we will make an announcement to the stock exchange once we have digested the new information,” the spokesman added.
Business Times understands that Sumatec will file a statement to the stock exchange before the week is over.
The discovery of additional oil and gas resources may warrant a change in its forecast net profit of RM86 million for the 2013 financial year and RM69 million for 2014.
Tan Sri Halim Saad, who controls some 25 per cent of Sumatec, reportedly told shareholders at the company’s last extraordinary general meeting that it expects oil production to hit two million barrels by the third quarter of next year.
Sumatec currently manages the Rakushechnoye oil and gas field in Mangystau, Kazakhstan, after reaching an agreement with Markmore Energy (Labuan) Ltd and CaspiOilGas LLP for the commercial development and production of the field.
Markmore Energy and CaspiOilGas hold the concession for the field until 2025 and both companies are controlled by Halim.
As part of the deal, Sumatec will have to reimburse Markmore Energy the cost of exploring and developing the oil field amounting to US$135 million (RM450 million), and spend another US$60 million on infrastructure to speed up production.