In 2023 Mubadala Energy announced a major gas discovery at Layaran-1 exploration well in the South Andaman Block offshore North Sumatra, and the company said it has potential for more than 6 Tcf of "excellent quality" gas in place.
Indonesia’s oil and gas regulator has awarded Harbour Energy and Mubadala Energy the Central Andaman exploration license in the Andaman Sea.
Harbour will operate a 60% interest, with Mubadala holding the remaining 40%.
Mubadala also confirmed the completion of its South Andaman drilling campaign with the appraisal of the Layaran discovery offshore northern Sumatra.
The Layaran-1, Tangkulo-1, Layaran-2 and Layaran-2ST1 wells revealed the multi-Tcf gas potential of the Andaman Sea basin in the South Andaman and Andaman II licenses.
Mubadala said it would look to develop the resource and bring it into production as soon as possible.
