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S O U TH ASIA SOUTHEAST ASIA Exploration wells which are planned to be
drilled in 2021. Until the end of June 2021,
New Fortress, Sri Lanka Premier Oil spuds Lion Sea- 12 Exploration wells have been drilled – not
counting the 2 wells carried out by Premier. .
sign LNG deal 2 exploration well The KKKS that have carried out exploration
well drilling activities include Petronas North
New Fortress Energy (New Fortress) Premier Oil Tuna BV started drilling the Madura II, EMP Mallaca Strait, Eni West
announced today that it has signed a Lion Sea-2 Exploration well last weekend. Ganal, Jindi (South Jambi) Ltd, Pertamina EP,
Framework Agreement with the Government This activity is intended to obtain certainty Pertamina Hulu Mahakam, PHE group, and
of Sri Lanka to construct a new offshore about the reserves of the Tuna block which is EMP Bentu.
liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving, storage located in Natuna Waters, directly adjacent SKK MIGAS, July 5, 2021
and regasification terminal. The Terminal will to the territory of Vietnam. This activity
be located off the coast of Colombo to supply will be followed by the drilling of another Petronas conducts LNG
gas to the country’s power plants, primarily Exploration well, namely Kuda Laut-2.
located in the Kerawalapitiya Power Complex. “The drilling implementation has been in bunkering operation in Port
The Kerawalapitiya Power Complex accordance with the planned schedule, and
consists of 300 MW in operation today and is has started on Sunday (3/7/2021). We give our Klang
ultimately expected to grow to over 1,000 MW appreciation to Premier Oil as the operator
by 2025. of the work area, because it is still able to Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)
As part of the Agreement, New Fortress oversee activities according to the target, in through its PETRONAS Marine brand,
will supply natural gas to the existing 300 MW the midst of the Covid pandemic as it is today. successfully conducted the first LNG
Yugadanavi Power Plant and is negotiating the Hopefully it will give us the results we expect,” Bunkering operation via its LNG Bunker
purchase of the Government’s 40% stake in said Secretary of SKK Migas Taslim Yunus in Vessel (LBV) – MV Avenir Advantage – at
the company that owns the power plant. This Jakarta, Monday (5/7). the Pintu Gedung anchorage, Port Klang,
power plant is currently under a long-term Sea Lion Wells and Sea Horse Wells Malaysia.
power purchase agreement (PPA) to provide include deep sea drilling activities (below The operation enabled MV Solar Roma, a
electricity to the national grid that extends 1,000 meters below sea level). The target Liberian Tanker en route to the Mediterranean
through 2035. The plant consists of General drilling depth of Sea Lion-2 is 9,566 ftMD. to complete its LNG bunker transfer of 865
Electric turbines and was configured to run After that, Premier will continue drilling the m3 sourced from the PETRONAS Energy and
on natural gas in combined cycle. Exploration well at the Kuda Laut-2 well, with Gas Trading business in less than 12 hours
This Terminal will introduce natural gas a target depth of 10,452 TVDSS (feet from the upon its arrival at the anchorage.
to the country of Sri Lanka for the first time seabed). From the two wells, it is expected that This latest LNG bunkering solution is
and will assist the transition to lower-carbon there will be additional proven gas reserves of designed to capture end-to-end market as well
energy sources. around 470 bcf. as meet its customer and regional demands in
NEW FORTRESS ENERGY, July 8, 2021 The two exploration well drilling activities providing cleaner energy.
carried out by Premier Oil are part of 40 The 7,500 cubic meter MV Avenir
Advantage is the first dedicated LBV, serving
customers in Southeast Asia and used to
promote LNG as a cleaner marine fuel in Pasir
Gudang, Johor.
PETRONAS, July 7, 2021
Bechtel to conduct FEED for

energy plant to help power

economic development in

Vietnam

Delta Offshore Energy (DOE) has awarded
Bechtel a contract to provide Front End
Engineering Design (FEED) services for a
new 3,200 MW combined cycle gas turbine
(CCGT) power plant in the Bac Lieu province,
approximately 175 miles (250 kilometers)
south of Ho Chi Minh City in Southern
Vietnam.
The plant consists of four single shaft units
of H class gas turbine technology and will
form the energy backbone of the Mekong
Delta region, earmarked as a focus area for
major economic development.

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