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S OUTHEAST ASIA integrated with the Java 1 PLTGU has started our relationship with the government of the
since December 2018. The process was then Republic of Suriname, as a solutions partner,
Pertamina holds Java continued with the first steel cutting which was progressing towards delivering clean and reliable
carried out in April 2019 at the Samsung Heavy
energy to the market.”
One FSRU ship naming Industries (SHI) shipyard in Busan, South Korea. is located north of the coast of Paramaribo,
Block 52, which covers an area of 4,749 km²,
The ship is planned to sail the oceans and will
procession enter Indonesian waters in January 2021. This Suriname’s capital city and is situated within
activity can be realized thanks to the full support
the prospective Suriname-Guyana basin, where
As part of a series of construction of the of all shareholders who synergize optimally. several major hydrocarbon discoveries have
Java 1 Steam Gas Power Plant (PLTGU), PERTAMINA, December 16, 2020 been made. The Sloanea-1 exploration well
PT Pertamina (Persero) conducted a was successfully drilled to a total depth of 4,780
procession for the naming of a Floating Petronas makes metres using the Maersk Developer rig.
Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) Ship The Sloanea-1 exploration well encountered
which was carried out online from across hydrocarbon discovery several hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone
countries, namely Indonesia, Korea and Japan. packages with good reservoir qualities in the
After successfully conducting the sea trial offshore Suriname Campanian section. The well data proves
and gas trial, the ship was officially named excellent calibration of the hydrocarbon
FSRU JAWA SATU which was immediately PETRONAS through its subsidiary, potential of the block. Further evaluation is
inaugurated by the President Director of PT PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V. (PSEPBV) being undertaken to determine the full extent of
Pertamina (Persero), Nicke Widyawati who today announced that it made its first the discovery.
was asked to be Godmother of the vessel discovery of hydrocarbon in Suriname In addition to Block 52, PSEPBV also
as part of the shareholder representative of with the successful drilling of the Sloanea-1 holds a 100 per cent participating interest and
PT Jawa Satu Regas, namely PT Pertamina exploration well located in Block 52. operatorship in Block 48, and a 30 per cent non-
Power Indonesia, Marubeni Corporation, PSEPBV is the operator of Block 52 and operated participating interest in Block 53.
Sojitz Corporation, PT Humpuss Intermoda holds 50 per cent participating interest, together PETRONAS, December 11, 2020
Transportasi, and Mitsui OSK Lines. with ExxonMobil Exploration and Production
“Representing all shareholders, I give the Suriname B.V. who holds the remaining 50 per KrisEnergy’s Vietnam farm-
name of this FSRU Ship Jawa Satu. I thank and cent.
congratulate all parties who have succeeded in PETRONAS Vice President of Exploration, out agreement extended
realizing the Java One FSRU as an integrated Upstream, Emeliana Rice-Oxley said: “We are
part of the Java 1 PLTGU project,” said Nicke in pleased with the positive results of the well. KrisEnergy, an upstream oil and gas company,
the procession of naming the FSRU Ship. It will provide the drive for PETRONAS to refers to its announcements dated 14 February
The progress of the PLTGU 1 project is more continue exploring in Suriname, which is one 2020, 19 June 2020 and 16 September 2020
complete with the presence of the completed of our focus basins in the Americas. We look in relation to the entry by its wholly-owned
FSRU in Busan, South Korea. The construction forward to further successful collaboration with subsidiary, KrisEnergy (Vietnam 115) Ltd.,
of the floating ship terminal which will be our partner ExxonMobil and further strengthen into a farm-out agreement with a major

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