Belida to start oil production in 2015

By Bernard Loebs

Oil production from Sungai Anggur field in Belida PSC, onshore South Sumatra, is expected to come onstream in the first quarter of 2015 as the operator has cleared the forestry permit issue that has stalled the field development, an official with upstream oil and gas authority SKKMigas said.

Division Head for Field Development Supervision Nugrahani Pudyo said earlier this week the block operator PT Sele Raya Belida has submitted AFE for surface facilities and will submit AFE for drilling next month.

She did not give detail about the field?s production rate, but earlier reports said that the field will be able to produce 3,000 BPD of crude

Sele Raya has 46 percent interest in the block, while Chinese firm Sinochem and Indian firm Tata Petrodyne Limited hold 40 percent and 14 percent, respectively.

Editing by Alexander Ginting