Petronas inaugurates maiden production of Bukit Tua, Kepodang fields
Wednesday, November 4 2015 - 06:19 AM WIB
Malaysia?s oil and gas firm Petronas on Wednesday inaugurated the maiden oil and gas production of Buit Tua field in Ketapang PSC, and Kepodang field in Muriah PSC, both offshore East Java.
Petronas said in a statement that the inauguration ceremony, held at the onshore receiving facility (ORF) in Gresik, East Java, was led by Director General of Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, IGN Wiratmaja Puja, and attended among others by Head of the upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas, Amien Sunaryadi, company officials and local government officials.
The Bukit Tua field, operated by Petronas? subsidiary PC Ketapang II Ltd, is an integrated oil and gas project which is expected to reach production peak of 20,000 bpd of oil, and 50 mmscfd of gas.
The Bukit Tua oil platform is connected with the Ratu Nusantara floating, production and storage/offloading (FPSO), while the gas output will be delivered via a 110 km to the ORF in Gresik.
Meanwhile, the Kepodang gas field is operated by Petronas? subsidiary PC Muriah Ltd is expected to be able to ship 116 mmscfd of gas.
Petronas owns 80 percent of Ketapang and Muriah PSCs, with remainders each held by PT Saka Ketapang Perdana, and PT Saka Energi Muriah Ltd.
Editing Reiner Simanjuntak