Pertamina plans to drill 200 CBM exploration wells
Tuesday, February 12 2013 - 02:12 AM WIB
State-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina plans to drill more than 200 coal bed methane (CBM) gas exploration wells over the next five years starting in 2013.
Eddy Purnomo, Operational Director of PT Pertamina Hulu Energi, a subsidiary of Pertamina, said on Monday that the total investment requirement to carry out the drilling activities was around US$1.5 billion.
He added that the company has set a target to produce more than 100 mmscfd of CBM gas in 2017.
Some of CBM blocks managed by Pertamina
1. PSC CBM Block Sangatta 1 in East Kalimantan
2. PSC CBM Block Sangatta 2 in East Kalimantan
3. PSC CBM Block Tanjung Enim in South Sumatra
4. PSC CBM Block Muara Enim in South Sumatra
5. PSC CBM Block Muara Enim I in South Sumatra
6. PSC GMB Block Muara Enim II in South Sumatra
7. PSC CBM Block Muara Enim III in South Sumatra
8. PSC CBM Block Tanjung II in South Sumatra
9. PSC CBM Block Suban I in South Sumatra
10. PSC CBM Block Suban II in South Sumatra
11. PSC CBM Block Air Benakat I in South Sumatra
12. PSC CBM Block Air Benakat II in South Sumatra
13. PSC CBM Block Air Benakat III in South Sumatra
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak