Oil and Gas Activities in Indonesia in May – June 2022

A pumping well of Pertamina. Photo courtesy of Pertamina

Here is the monthly summary of oil and gas exploration and production activities in Indonesia in May 2022, according to SKK Migas.

·     Daily crude oil production: 616,800 BOPD
·     Daily gas production: 5321 MMSCFD
·     Daily oil and gas production: 1,567,000 BOEPD
·     Exploration wells drilled YTD: 11
·     Development wells drilled YTD: 291
·     2-D seismic survey completed YTD: 559 KM
·     3-D seismic survey completed YTD: 269 KM2
·     Amount of investment YTD: USD 3.9 billion
·     Number of Work Areas: 170

Here are other recent happenings in the oil patch of Indonesia.

·     Pertamina recorded $2.046 billion corporate profit in 2021. This almost doubles the profit it made in 2020. 
·     Pertamina EP has completed the construction of the Beringin A gathering station in Muara Enim in South Sumatera. The gathering station is designed to increase the capacity of the Prabumulih field to handle an additional 15 million MMSCFD of gas and 382 BPD of condensate.  
·     Pertamina Hulu Energy has made hydrocarbon discovery from its exploration well GQX-1 in the Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) work area.
·     Gas production from the newly completed JML1 platform in the Jumelai field operated by Pertamina Hulu Mahakam had come on stream. The gas is piped to the production facility of the Senipah-Peciko-South Mahakam field. The Jumelai project is expected to produce 45 MMSCFD of gas and 710 BPD of condensate.
·     PT BSP (Bumi Siak Pusako) has started drilling its exploration well Nuri-1X in the CPP (Corridor Plain and Pekanbaru) Block in Riau. The company plans to drill 15 development wells and two exploration wells in 2022.
·     Pertamina Hulu Energy has started drilling the exploration well NSO-R2 in the North Sumatera Offshore work area.
·     Gas production from the new platform WPS-3 of Pertamina Hulu Mahakam came on stream on 10 June 2022. The installation of the WPS-3 platform and the subsequent drilling of the development wells are part of the JSN (Jumelai, North Sisi, and North Nubi) project. This platform is designed to handle 45 MMSCFD of gas.

This article is curated by Jamin Djuang, Chief Learning Officer of LDI Training.

Oil and Gas Projects in Indonesia in 2022

Sail away from Bintan to East Kalimantan of two topsides for North Sisi and North Nubi fields of Pertamina Hulu Mahakam on 4 November 2021.

Oil and gas operators in Indonesia are investing USD 1.35 billion to expand and further develop their existing fields to increase their oil and gas production in 2022.

Here are the 12 oil and gas field expansion and development projects earmarked by SKK Migas to produce additional 19,000 barrels per day of oil and 567 MMSCFD of gas in Indonesia in 2022.

Bukit Tua Phase 2B Development At Offshore East Java

Operator: Petronas Carigali Ketapang II Ltd

Production Target: 14000 BOPD and 30 MMSCFD

Scope of work: Installation of Platform BTJT-B and drilling of development wells.

Completion date: 12 April 2022 (Completed)

Investment:  US$ 117 million

Hiu Gas Field Phase 2 development at Block B Natuna

Operator: Medco E&P Natuna

Scope of work: Drilling two development wells Hiu A05 and Hiu A06

Target of production: 49 MMSCFD of gas

Investment: 45 million USD

Expected date of completion: May 2022

Jumelai Field Development in East Kalimantan

Operator: Pertamina Hulu Mahakam

Scope of work: Installation of platform JML1 and drilling of development wells

Production target: 45 MMSCFD of gas

Completion date: May 2022

Investment: US$ 65 million

Baru Gas Plant Modification in Riau

Operator: Energi Mega Persada (EMP Bentu)

Scope of work: Gas plant modification and suppling 30 MMSCFD of gas to Tenayan power plant of PLN

Expected date of completion: May 2022

Investment: 13.5 million USD

South Sembakung Production Facility Expansion in East Kalimantan

Operator: JOB PMEPS – Joint Operation Body of Pertamina and Medco EP Simenggaris

Target of production increase: 30 MMSCFD of gas

Expected completion date: June 2022

Investment: 9,2 million USD

Development of MDA and MBH fields at offshore Madura

Operator: Husky CNOOC Madura Ltd (HCML)

Scope of work: Drilling of 5 wells at MDA field and 2 wells at MBH field to supply gas to the East Java Gas Pipeline.

Target of production increase: A total of 175 MMscfd of gas from MBH in May 2022 and MDA in July 2022.

Total investment: 625 Million USD

Belida Gas Field Extension at Block B Natuna

Operator: Medco E&P Natuna

Target of production: 40 MMSCFD of gas

Investment: 78 Million USD

Expected date of completion: August 2022

Tanjung Field Polymer Flood

Operator: Pertamina EP in South Kalimantan

Scope of work: Full-scale polymer flooding

Target: Increasing oil production and oil recovery factor

Expected date of completion: September 2022

Investment: 19 million USD

MAC Field Development in Offshore Madura

Operator: Husky CNOOC Madura Ltd (HCML)

Scope of work: Installation of a platform and pipelines, and drilling of development wells

Target of production: 60 MMSCFD of gas

Expected date of completion: October 2022

Investment: 163 Million USD

North Sisi and North Nubi Development in East Kalimantan

Operator: Pertamina Hulu Mahakam

Scope of work: Installation of Platform WPS3 at North Sisi and Platform WPN4 at North Nubi, and drilling of development wells.

Production Target: A total of 90 MMSCFD

Expected Completion date: Second half of 2022

Investment: US$ 133 million

Bekapai Field Phase 3 Expansion

Operator: Pertamina Hulu Mahakam

Scope of work: Modification of Manifold Wellhead Platform BH and BE to accommodate 5 new development wells.

Production target: 27 MMscfd

Completion date:  November 2022

Investment: US$ 28 million

YY Field Redevelopment at Offshore North West Java

Operator: Pertamina Hulu Energi ONWJ

Project scope: Relocating the wellhead platform due to the blowout of well YYA-1 in 2019

Target of production increase: 2000 BOPD and 1 MMSCFD of gas

Date of Completion: December 2022

Investment: 56.4 Million USD

This article is curated by Jamin Djuang, Chief Learning Officer of LDI Training, based on information provided by SKK Migas and other sources.