(CES), has received a letter of award from Lundin Malaysia B.V. for the provision of topside major maintenance (TMM), offshore Malaysia. According to the company, the letter was received on July 8, 2015. The company adds that the total value of the contract will depend on the actual work orders to be issued by Lundin from time to time during the contract period. The contract which started on July 8, 2015 will be effective for two years until 2017 and it has an option for a further one-year extension. CES is required to provide topside maintenance services based on work order issuance basis for Lundins Wellhead Platform (WHP) and Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit in Bertam offshore oil field. The Bertam field is located offshore Peninsular Malaysia on Block PM307 and was initially discovered in 1995 by the Bertam-1 well drilled by Petronas Carigali. PM307 was acquired by Lundin Petroleums wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Malaysia in 2011. First oil from the Bertam field started in April 2015 with production from four pre-drilled wells. The remaining production wells will be drilled sequentially and put on-stream through the remainder of 2015.
2. Petronas flows first oil from Tembikai
Malaysias Petronas has achieved first oil from the Tembikai field, offshore Malaysia, under the Tembikai-Chenang Cluster small field Risk Service Contract (RSC). The field, located offshore Peninsular Malaysia, in a water depth of approximately 70 metres, is being developed and operated by VESTIGO Petroleum Sdn Bhd a company established in 2013 and wholly-owned by PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd. According to Petronas, this achievement from Tembikai-Chenang Cluster marks the fourth RSC which has achieved first production after the KapalBanang-Meranti (KBM) Cluster, Balai Cluster and Berantai RSCs. In announcing the projects first oil, PETRONAS Vice President of Malaysia Petroleum Management, En. Muhammad Zamri Jusoh said, Tembikai is the first small field RSC that has been successfully executed by a PETRONAS Carigalis wholly-owned subsidiary. This achievement marks another significant milestone for PETRONAS in its journey to monetize and add value to small and stranded oil fields despite the challenges currently faced by the industry. The scope of Tembikai Oil project includes the installation of a Central Processing Platform (CPP) connected to a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel via a flexible subsea pipeline. The CPP utilizes the Seahorse light weight structure and, according to Petronas, it is the first to be installed in Southeast Asia. Chief Executive Officer of VESTIGO, Keith Collins said, We are pleased with this momentous achievement in the development and production of small and marginal fields where we managed to deliver the project within the budget and ahead of schedule. Currently Tembikai production is only from one well and two more production wells are currently being drilled. Upon completion, the three wells are expected to achieve peak production of about 2,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd). Apart from Tembikai, PETRONAS has five other RSCs, namely Berantai, Balai Cluster, KBM Cluster, Tanjong Baram and Ophir. Berantai and KBM are currently in production whilst Ophir being the latest RSC awarded is in its early stage of development.