Natuna Sea News


Inpex sells Indonesian subsidiary

Mar 28, 2017

PT Medco Energi Internasional has gained a 35% participating interest in the South Natuna Sea Block B in Indonesia, following a deal to buy Inpex's Indonesian subsidiary Inpex Natuna Ltd. The agreement is between Japan's Inpex and PT Medco…

Premier sets 2017 global plans

Mar 09, 2017

Premier Oil has revealed plans to drill offshore Mexico; the next phase of growth at Tolmount off the UK; and for the sanctioning of its BIGP project offshore Indonesia. Map of Block 2, Block 7 offshore Mexico…

Premier awards Proserv BIGP contract

Mar 08, 2017

Proserv has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract with Premier Oil for work in Asia Pacific. Proserv will supply a subsea control system and associated equipment for the BIGP (Bison, Iguana & Gajah Puteri) development project, located in the Natuna Sea…

GE Oil & Gas inks Indonesia subsea tree work

Jan 31, 2017

GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a contract with Premier Oil Indonesia, for subsea trees and wellheads for the Bison, Iguana and Gajah Puteri (BIGP) fields, in the Natuna Sea. The scope covers subsea trees and wellheads, rental tools and…

MedcoEnergi completes Conoco Natuna takeover

Nov 22, 2016

PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk (MedcoEnergi) has completed the acquisition of ConocoPhillips Indonesia Inc. (CIIL) and ConocoPhillips Singapore Operations (CSOP), both subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips (COP). CIIL is the operator of the…

Medco takes ConocoPhillips South Natuna Sea Block B

Sep 20, 2016

PT Medco Energi Internasional has agreed to acquire two subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips, seeing it take over the South Natuna Sea Block B production sharing contract, offshore Indonesia, with a 40% working interest. Image from ConocoPhillips…

Mermaid inks Indonesia, Malaysia work

Sep 09, 2016

Thailand's Mermaid Maritime has won two contracts worth some US$5.1 million in Southeast Asia. The company said the first contract, scheduled to begin in Q1 2017, is with an international upstream company for installation works in the Natuna Sea…

Seeing in the deep

Aug 01, 2016

Assessing the condition of pipelines, especially as they get older, is an increasing task. John Sheehan surveys potential solutions. Tracerco’s Discovery tool. Image from Tracerco.  The…

Santos completes Indonesia appraisal well

Jul 08, 2016

Following a mechanical error, Santos has completed drilling the AAL-4XST1 appraisal well in the Northwest Natuna permit area, offshore Indonesia.  Map from AWE. The joint venture…

Santos in Indonesia spike

Jun 28, 2016

Santos has achieved an averaged stabilized flow rate of 828 bo/d, revealed in a drill stem test (DST) conducted on the G Sand reservoir at the AAL-4XST1 appraisal well in the Northwest Natuna permit area offshore Indonesia. Joint venture…

Santos to drill Indonesia sidetrack

Jun 15, 2016

Santos will begin sidetrack operation offshore Indonesia after a mechanical obstruction in the well bore of the AAL-4X appraisal well halted the proposed drill stem tests (DSTs) in the K-sand and G-sand reservoirs. The drilling of the sidetrack well will allow Santos and its parnter…

Mermaid bags six subsea jobs in Asia

Jun 07, 2016

Mermaid Maritime’s subsidiaries, Seascape Surveys and PT Seascape Surveys Indonesia have been awarded six different subsea contracts in the Asian region with an estimated US$15 million. The various work scopes include subsea survey, inspection…

Santos plans to test Indonesia finds

May 31, 2016

Australia's Santos is planning drill stem tests on the G Sand and K Sand reservoirs as part of its Ande Ande Lumut (AAL) project offshore Indonesia.  AAL is in the Northwest Natuna production sharing contract, in the Natuna Sea, which operator Santos shares with AWE…

Santos starts Indonesia appraisal well

May 16, 2016

Santos began drilling the AAL-4X appraisal well, offshore Indonesia using the PT Apexindo's Raniworo jackup. AAL-4X is located in the West Natuna basin in the Northwest Natuna license and sits in 72m water depth Santos is drilling…

AWE sells Bulu, eyes Ande Ande Lumut project

May 05, 2016

Australian explorer AWE has agreed to sell its 42.5% interest in the Bulu production sharing contract, offshore east Java, to a 100% owned subsidiary of HyOil for up to A$27.5 million (US$20.6 million), subject to Indonesian government approval and future development…

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