Brunei has been a stable and long-term LNG exporter to Japan and Korea from its 5-train, 950 million cubic feet per day Lumut LNG liquefaction plant, sending out about 336 Bcf in 2013. South Korea and Japan renewed several of their long-term contracts in 2013 for significantly shorter terms, and Japan reduced its contracted volumes. This drop in contracted LNG amounts has prompted Brunei LNG to sell to other regional buyers and seek short-term contracts or spot cargo sales. Brunei LNG signed a 10-year contract with Petronas of Malaysia starting in 2013 and began sending out spot cargoes to other Asian consumers. French-based oil company, Total, made significant gas and condensate discoveries in Block B in 2010 which could bolster Brunei´s natural gas reserve base and sustain its production levels and support LNG exports.