Total to perform 2D seismic acquisition in Mentawai this September
Tuesday, July 14 2015 - 01:30 AM WIB
Total E&P Indonesie Mentawai B.V. (TEPIM), a unit of Paris-based Total S.A.?s affiliate Total E&P Indonesie, will conduct a 2D seismic acquisition on 3,200 km in the exploration block of Bengkulu 1- Mentawai offshore Bengkulu, according to a senior official of the firm.
?The bidding process of seismic works is in progress. We hope this tender will be completed in August so that in September the seismic survey can begin,? Vice President Geoscience and Reservoir of Total, Noor Syarifuddin told Petromindo.com.
Last year, Total carried out deep water exploration drilling at the Rendang 1x well in the block, but the result is dry hole.
The block is 80 percent owned and operated by Total which was awarded with the block contract on October 2012. The remaining 20 percent interest is held by UAE-based Mubadala Petroleum LLC through its Indonesia unit Mubadala Petroleum (Bengkulu Mentawai) Ltd.
Editing by Johannes Simbolon