INPEX signs a new Production Sharing Contract for the 11-106 ...

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Apr 15, 2013 ... INPEX signs a new Production Sharing Contract for the 11-106 contract area of the Joint Petroleum Development Area. INPEX CORPORATION ...
Public Relations Group, Corporate Communications Unit Akasaka Biz Tower, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6332 JAPAN

15 April 2013

INPEX signs a new Production Sharing Contract for the 11-106 contract area of the Joint Petroleum Development Area INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) is pleased to announce that through its wholly-owned subsidiary INPEX Offshore Timor-Leste, Ltd., it has signed a new Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for the JPDA 11-106 contract area (Contract Area) of the Joint Petroleum Development Area (JPDA), which is jointly administered by the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Commonwealth of Australia, with Eni JPDA 11-106 B.V. (Operator) (Eni) and TIMOR GAP, E.P. (Timor-Leste national oil company), through its wholly owned subsidiary, TIMOR GAP PSC 11-106 Unipessoal, Ltd (TIMOR GAP). The Contract Area is located approximately 240km south of Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, and 500 km northwest of Darwin, Australia. The Contract Area covers 662km2 with a water depth ranging from 100m to 500m, and will be explored and developed by the joint venture partners - Eni (40.53%) as the Operator, TIMOR GAP (24.00%) and INPEX Offshore Timor-Leste, Ltd. (35.47%). In addition to The Contract Area, INPEX has been carrying out exploration, development and production activities in the JPDA and Australia including the large-scale Ichthys LNG Project, Van Gogh and Ravensworth crude oil production projects, Bayu-Undan condensate project, Darwin LNG and the Kitan oil field which commenced production in October 2011. INPEX will further endeavor to explore for and develop oil and gas resources in the JPDA and Australia. Field

JPDA 11-106 (662km2)

Participation Interests

Eni JPDA 11-106 B.V.(Operator)

40.53%

INPEX Offshore Timor-Leste, Ltd.

35.47%

TIMOR GAP PSC 11-106, Unipessoal, Limitada 24.00% Location

Approximately 240km south of Dili Approximately 500km northwest of Darwin

Water Depth

100~500m

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