The ExxonMobil Corporation has announced the start of natural gas production at the Damar field, off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia, Inc., has a 50 per cent stake in the project. The Damar field has a projected capacity of 200 million cubic feet of gas per day. ExxonMobil and its joint venture (JV) partner, Petronas Carigali Sendirian Berhad, have planned a total of 16 development wells for the platform.