Petronas of Malaysia farmed in for 30% in a six-block area as part of its plan to partake in the Equinor-operated Monument wildcat. Equinor confirmed that that Petronas has farmed in with a 30% share in six blocks related to the Monument prospect. Equinor spudded the Monument NFW, G35081 1, on 16 December 2019 with the recently arrived "Pacific Khamsin" drillship. The well is being drilled on Walker Ridge Block WR 316 and has a bottomhole location in the neighbouring block to the north, WR 272. The Monument prospect encompasses Walker Ridge blocks WR 271 and WR 272. In May 2015, Equinor (then known as Statoil) said it had "high-graded" the Monument prospect and called it "potentially massive" a statement that is backed up by the fact the company paid a combined bonus of ~US$ 93 million for the two blocks at OCS Sale 227 in 2013.
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