Premier Oil preparing FEED for another wellhead in Natuna?s Anoa field

UK-based independent oil and gas producer Premier Oil is preparing an engineering work on the development of a wellhead platform to be located in the West Lobe of the Natuna Block A production sharing contract (PSC) offshore West Natuna.

According to the company?s bidding invitation released on Tuesday, the West Lobe Wellhead project is a development of a simple wellhead topsides and jacket to exploit in place gas reserves at the Anoa field.

The project also includes designing a pipeline to transport the unprocessed gas to an existing subsea pipeline end manifold (PLEM) connection in the SA21 pipeline and onwards to Anoa Gas Extension (AGX) for gas treatment, compression and export, Premier Oil said.

The company added that the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for this project is estimated to be completed by December 2005.

Anoa field currently produces around 7,770 barrels of oil equivalent per day (net to Premier). Gas from this field, together with others PSCs in West Natuna area, is exported to Singapore through a 650-km pipeline, the West Natuna Transportation System, which has reportedly found a leak at a section in the pipeline system.

Premier Oil is also eyeing to sale more gas from Anoa field. The company said recently that discussions for additional gas sale were continuing with Singapore potential buyers.

Premier Oil holds a 28.7 percent interest and operatorship in Natuna Block A, while the other participants, Kufpec of Kuwait, Amerada Hess, and Malaysia?s Petronas hold 33.3 percent, 23 percent, and 15 percent respectively. (robert)