Husky opens EPCI tender for Madura BD development

Canadian oil, gas firm Husky Energy through its unit Husky Oil (Madura) Ltd announced on Tuesday PQ tender for Madura BD gas field EPCI located in Madura`Strait PSC, offshore East Java.

The scope of work includes construction of a wellhead platform, offshore spread moored floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) barge with gas processing facility, 16-inch subsea pipeline and onshore gas metering station, the company said in a tender announcement released Tuesday.

Gas produced from the FPSO will be piped through 52 km pipeline from wellhead to onshore gas metering station.

First gas production from the Madura Strait Block is expected in 2014.

In 2007, Husky signed gas sales agreements with three local companies for the sale of 100 million cubic feet per day of natural gas production from Madura Strait PSC.

Husky is the block operator with 40 percent interest. Chinese firm CNOOC Ltd. also holds 40 percent interest with the balance held by Samudera Energy Ltd. (alex)