Uchenna Izundu
International Editor
LONDON, May 28 -- Total SA has made a natural gas and condensate discovery with its MLJ2-06 well drilled on Block B off Brunei. The well is the deepest ever drilled in Brunei in a high pressure, high temperature reservoir.
The well was drilled to 5,850 m TD in 62 m of water about 50 km offshore.
Total said new gas compartments in the Maharaja Lela/Jamalulalam field have been detected and will require further appraisal work to evaluate them. The new well is expected to come on stream before yearend.
Total operates the block with a 37.5% stake. Other participants are Royal Dutch Shell PLC (35%) and local partners (27.5%).
Total has been present in Brunei since 1986, where it operates the Maharaja Lela/Jamalulalam field, which produced 28,500 boe/d in 2007. The gas is delivered to the Brunei LNG liquefaction plant.
Total holds a 60% stake in and operates 5,000-sq-km deepwater Block J, a production-sharing agreement for which was signed in March 2003. Exploration activities on Block J have been suspended since May 2003, awaiting the resolution of a border dispute with Malaysia.
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