By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, June 19 -- CNOOC Ltd. and partners have begun production in the first phase of their Southeast Sumatra (SES) Gas Project off Indonesia. The contractual gas delivery rate for Phase I is 55 MMcfd via four wells.
The gas project is 120 km off West Java in 30 m of water. Development facilities include one processing platform, three subsea pipelines, and one subsea cable.
Phase II of the SES is expected to start gas delivery in early 2007. CNOOC Ltd., operator, holds 65.5% interest in the production sharing agreement. Partners include Inpex Sumatra Ltd., KNOC Sumatra Ltd., Orchard Energy Sumatra BV, Fortuna Resources (Sunda) Ltd., Talisman UK (Southeast Sumatra) Ltd., and Talisman Resources (Bahamas) Ltd.
