07-07-05 Some 30 domestic and foreign companies are interested in developing 14 oil and gas blocks offered by the Indonesian government this year.
Director of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, Novian M. Thaib said that there were 54 documents on information about the oil and gas blocks which had been taken by the 30 companies.

Some of the 30 oil and gas companies based in the US are ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Husky Energy, Marathon Energy, and Amerada Hess. The others are Shell of The Netherlands, Santos (Australia), and Genting Oil (Malaysia).
The Indonesian government in June offered 14 oil and gas blocks through regular bids and the other 13 blocks through the direct bidding system. The oil and gas blocks offered through regular bids include those in Cakalang, Kerapu, and Baronang in offshore Natuna, Riau Islands, East Bawean I and II in East Java’s offshore areas, Lampung I and II in Lampung, Buton I and II, and Damls block in Makassar.

Meanwhile, the oil and gas blocks offered through direct bids include Lhokseumawe in Naggroe Aceh Darussalam, West Kampar (Riau), Bunga MAs (South Sumatra), Bengkulu (Bengkulu), Citarum (West Java), North East Madura V (East Java), North Bali II (Bali), East Kangean (East Java), Taritip (South Sulawesi) Sebatik, Wailawi, Amborip V and VII in Arafura Sea, Papua province.