Offshore staff
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Petrofac (Malaysia) Ltd. has started production from the East Cendor oil field in block PM304, according to partner Petronas.
Located 140 km (87 mi) offshore Peninsular Malaysia, East Cendor represents the fourth in the series of development in block PM304, after Cendor, West Desaru, and Irama. East Cendor comprises a new wellhead platform and installation of a 6.3-km (3.9-mi) pipeline linking the field to the existing FPSO Cendor. Peak production is expected to reach more than 7,000 b/d.
Partners in the block PM304 production-sharing contract are Petrofac (operator), Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co., and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd.
Mohamed Firouz Asnan, Petronas senior vice president of Malaysia Petroleum Management, said: “East Cendor’s first oil success proves that the Malay basin is by no means a mature hydrocarbon province. Block PM304 started as a small field development with first production from the Cendor field back in 2006. However, the total oil-in-place volume grew through continuous efforts in appraising the block’s potential, which turned out to be large.
“Known for its light and sweet quality, Cendor crude was billed as the most expensive in the world at one time. With the success of East Cendor, more active development activities are expected in the future to monetize the large remaining resources within block PM304.”
08/02/2021
