His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah officially launched the offshore Blocks J and K within the Brunei Darussalam Economic Zone on 29 January 2001.

Blocks J and K are situated in the deepwater areas of Brunei Darussalam’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in water depths ranging from 1,000 to 2,750 m. Both blocks are sited about 100km northwest of the coast of Brunei and each covers an area of approximately 5,000 sq. km.