The Kumawa block comprises of about 1.24 million acres and is situated offshore West Papua, Eastern Indonesia, in the Semai region, about 180 miles south of the recently commissioned Tangguh liquefied natural gas facility. The Kumawa block is a high-potential, under-explored area with water depths varying from 2,400 to more than 4,000 feet.
Marathon is pleased to further strengthen its exploration program in Indonesia with the award of the Kumawa Block, said Annell R. Bay, Marathon Oil’s senior vice president, worldwide exploration. This is an important step in the continued growth of Marathon’s portfolio of large-scale, high-potential blocks in the country.
Present exploration plans for the Kumawa block call for the acquisition of 2D seismic after the drilling operations.
Another Marathon Oil subsidiary, Marathon International Petroleum Indonesia Limited, has a 70% interest and operator ship in the Pasangkayu block situated mainly in the Makassar Strait offshore Sulawesi Island and directly east of the prolific Kutei Basin oil and gas production area. The Pasangkayu block comprises 1.2 million acres ranging from onshore Sulawesi to water depths of up to 7,200 feet.
Marathon Indonesia (Bone Bay) Limited, a separate Marathon Oil subsidiary, also has a 49% interest and operator ship in the Bone Bay block which comprises 1.23 million acres situated 200 miles southeast of the Pasangkayu block in water depths ranging between 165 and 6,500 feet.
