ConocoPhillips to drill 9 wells in Block B Natuna
Wednesday, February 29 2012 - 05:14 AM WIB
ConocoPhillips is planning to drill nine developing wells in South Natuna Sea Block B in Riau Islands province, beginning in fourth quarter 2012, spokesperson of upstream authority BPMIGAS I Gde Pradnyana said.
Gde told Petromindo.com that apart from the developing wells, ConocoPhillips is also considering to drill the so-called optional wells.
Drilling of the nine developing wells is expected to take 1.5 years, said Gde.
Currently, ConocoPhillips is trying to secure offshore jack-up drilling rigs for the drilling plans.
ConocoPhillips supplies gas from South Natuna Sea Block B to Petronas?s Duyong gas platform in Malaysia since 2002 under a 20-year contract with a volume of around 250 mmscfd.
Editing by Roffie Kurniawan