BP and its partners invest $7 billion into a carbon capture project in Indonesian Papua
BP and its partners announced that they will invest $7 billion into a carbon-capture project and the development of gas fields in Indonesia's easternmost Papua Region, which could unlock an additional 3 trillion cubic feet in gas resources. The British oil producer announced its investment in London on Thursday during a meeting between President Prabowo Subito…
Indonesian regulator confirms Tangguh LNG disruption
Indonesia's upstream gas and oil regulator SKK Migas confirmed that there was an outage on the third train at BP's Tangguh liquefied gas (LNG), facility in West Papua. It said operations would begin to resume from Saturday. Hudi Suryodipuro, spokesperson for SKK Migas, said on Thursday that an…
Petronas Indonesia plans major expansion, says country head
Petronas, the Malaysian state-owned energy company, plans to expand "aggressively" in Indonesia. It will create a hub in East Java for its operations and invest in exploration of Indonesia's remote eastern regions. The new government of Indonesian President Prabowo Subito, which came into office in this month…
BP eyes 119 LNG Cargoes Annually From Indonesia
Oil major BP is targeting shipping 119 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Tangguh project in Indonesia's West Papua province this year, including 22 for the domestic market, a company official said on Wednesday. BP expects to keep the same balance of shipments for export and the domestic market unchanged up to 2020…
Indonesia Offers 15 Oil Blocks amid Thin Industry Interest
Indonesia is offering 15 conventional and unconventional oil and gas blocks to potential bidders, government officials said on Friday, hoping more flexible terms will help reverse flagging interest in the sector after lacklustre performance in 2016. This year the government is applying new production…
7 Million Tonnes of Indonesian LNG Uncommitted for 2017 Delivery
There are currently 63 uncommitted cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 2017 delivery from Indonesia's Tangguh and Bontang projects, Wiratmaja Puja, the country's Director General of Oil and Gas, said on Thursday. "We are still oversupplied," Puja said, noting that the government was looking…
Nordic, PT Bahari in 2D Seismic Job in Indonesia
PT Bahari Lines, in partnership with Nordic Geo Services Ltd of Singapore has won two 2D marine seismic data acquisition & processing service projects from oil major Total of 3000 LKM and to a local government company PSG of 1600 LKM for the vessel Nordic Bahari with support from their new build…
Statoil: New Offshore Indonesia License Awarded
Statoil was today awarded new exploration acreage through the Aru Trough I licence offshore Indonesia. The licence covers an area of approximately 8,300 square kilometres, adjacent to Statoil’s existing exploration acreage in the Aru and West Papua IV licences. Statoil will operate the licence with a 100% working interest.
Eni Awarded Arguni I Exploration License, Indonesia

In the 2nd Indonesian International Bid Round 2010, Eni has been awarded the 100% participation interest and operatorship of Block Arguni I located on and offshore in the West Papua Province, Eastern Indonesia. The Block Arguni I covers an area of 5,386 square km in the Bintuni Basin, a mainly gas prone…