BP unit awards contract for APN field development in West Java Sea

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, May 4 -- BP West Java has awarded a $65 million engineering, procurement, and construction contract to a joint venture of the offshore division of Perth-based Clough Ltd. and Indonesian-owned PT Petrosea for BP's APN natural gas field development in the West Java Sea off Java.

APN field lies about 100 km Northeast of Jakarta in 15-45 m of water. The engineering JV will install three monopod platforms that are linked by 28 km of 24-in. infield pipeline. The new facilities will be tied into an existing facility 50 km away via a 24-in. trunk line.

Also, modifications to the existing facilities are required to allow the integration of the gas into the system, JV partner Clough said. The JV expects to complete work on the field by first quarter 2005. The field will supply gas to meet the needs of West Java.