SINGAPORE, March 7 (Reuters) - Shell has begun

production at Phase 4 of its Sabah deepwater oil project in

Malaysian and Bruneian waters, it said on Friday.

The Gumusut-Kakap-Geronggong-Jagus East (GKGJE) project is

part of Shell's efforts to revive oil and gas production in

Malaysia and the Kimanis crude grade in particular.

Phase 4 of the project is expected to produce about 21,000

barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) on average, a Shell

statement said. Phase 3 began production in July 2022.

Shell aims to deliver an additional 500,000 boepd at peak

production from new upstream projects such as GKGJE between 2023

and 2025.

Other partners in the joint venture include Petronas,

ConocoPhillips ( COP ), PTTEP and Pertamina.