ONWJ ramps up production to 34,000 bpd after turn around work

Oil production at Offshore North West Java (ONWJ), run by Pertamina hulu Energy (PHE), is being ramped up to normal level of 33,000-34,000 barrels of oil per day, following a six days turn around work, General Manager PHE ONWJ, Ignatius Tenny Wibowo, said.

Tenny said the routine turn around work on production facilities at Foxtrot was done from September 28 and completed on October 3, 2011.

?Production level is being ramped up to 33,000-34,000 bpd, following the completion of the turnaround work for six days,? he said.

The routine maintenance work is important considering that some of the production facilities have already been in operation for up to 35 years.

State oil, gas company PT Pertamina (Persero) through its wholly-owned unit PHE currently controls 52.25 percent participating interest in the ONWJ.

Since the acquisition by Pertamina in 2009, the block?s oil production has continued to increase from 22,000 bopd to an average of 33,000 bopd at present.

Tenny said earlier that the operator plans to jack up the block?s output to an average of 35,000 bpd next year. (bernard).