Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Northeast coast of Malaysia
Start-up Year: -
Estimated Oil recovery: 1.252 trillion standard cubic feet of gas
Area: 7,250 sq km
The Joint Development Area (JDA) is an area of overlapping continental shelf claimed by both Malaysia and Thailand. It is approx. 7,250 sq kms in size, located in the lower part of the Gulf of Thailand near the South China Sea.
The area was agreed by the two Governments in 1979 to be jointly explored and exploited for non-living natural resources for the mutual and equal benefits of the two countries. The area is supervised and administered by the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority (MTJA) in respect of petroleum exploration and production under the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority Act 1990/B.E.2533.
The Malaysia/Thailand Joint Development Area (JDA), in the northern Malay Basin, was established in 1979. In 2001, Hess acquired a 26 percent interest in JDA Block A-18, which grew to a 50 percent interest in 2003. The block is operated by Carigali Hess, a joint venture with PETRONAS Carigali. Gas production commenced in 2005, and increased with the addition of Phase 2 in 2008. Phase 2 also added an additional export route allowing pipelines to run from the central Cakerawala processing facility west to serve the markets of Peninsular Malaysia, and north into the Bangkok region of Thailand.
First production started in 2005.
Operator:
Hess: Operator with 50% interest
Petronas: 50% interest
Contractors:
Hyundai Heavy Industries: Turnkey contract