JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. subsidiary JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Ltd., operator of Block SK10 offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, together with Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, reported the Dec. 3 start of commercial oil production from Layang field.
Layang field, discovered in 1991 with natural gas production beginning in May 2017, began oil production using a floating production, storage, and offloading system—FPSO Helang.
Oil production from Layang is estimated at about 3,000 b/d and about 10,000 boe/d with natural gas combined.
Utilization of FPSO Helang is also planned for production and shipping of oil from Helang field in Block SK10. The field was discovered in 1990. Commercial gas production began in 2003.
Oil and natural gas production from Layang and Helang utilizing FPSO Helang is estimated to reach 20,000 boe/d.