Pertamina, Petronas to sign agreement on Anoa gas field.

State oil and gas company Pertamina and Malaysia?s national oil company Petronas will sign gas commercialization agreement on Anoa gas field offshore West Natuna in June 20, according to a Pertamina senior official.

?Pertamina and Petronas have reached agreement that the block would be managed by Pertamina and Petronas will get its share from future gas sale from Anoa,? Efendi Situmorang, Pertamina?s production sharing management director told Petromindo. Com Wednesday.

Anoa gas field is located within the West Natuna Block A, which is operated by British oil and gas firm Premier Oil Plc. Anoa is located along the border of Indonesia and Malaysia?s economic exclusive zone (EEZ). Natural gas from Anoa field is piped to Singapore along with gas from Conoco Indonesia?s Block B and Gulf Indonesia Resource?s Kakap Block.

Some part of gas reserves in Anoa gas field turned out to be located within Malaysia?s EEZ and Petronas asked for its share of gas revenue. Efendi did not disclose the percentage of the reserve that fall under Malaysia?s area.

Premier Oil, which is 25 percent owned by Petronas, is also eyeing to supply 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) from Anoa field to petronas. (godang)