Premier Oil reschedules drilling programs in Natuna Sea Block A

By Godang Sitompul

British oil firm Premier Oil has been forced to reschedule drilling programs at six wells in the Natuna Sea Block A PSC, in Natuna Sea, due to difficulties in getting the required rigs, said Arief Fanshuri, Head of Drilling and Survey Division at upstream authority SKK Migas.

Arief told Petromindo.com Tuesday that drilling programs at Pelikan and Naga wells in the Anoa field have been delayed into 2014. ?Drilling of Pelikan 1, 2,and 3 development wells have been delayed into 2014 due to rig supply problem. The same with Naga 1, 2 and 3, which will be drilled in 2014 after Pelikan,? he said, without providing further details.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak