Kodeco Rig Halts Production After Collision

South Korea’s Kodeco Energy shut down one of its oil and gas production facilities in Indonesia's West Madura block, offshore East Java after it was hit by a container ship last week.

The collision occurred on Wednesday August 11, at 6:53 p.m. After the incident the KE40 tilted to the southwest around 40 degrees and several parts of the facility were damaged including the dock and handrails. Details concerning the cargo ship have not yet been released.

The KE40 facility, which has seven wells, was shut down immediately. Repairs are expected to take several weeks and an estimated loss of 1,600 barrels of oil per day and 15 million standard cubic feet of gas per day.

No injuries, spills or fires have been reported. Kodeco has mobilized its inspection ship, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), to the KE40. The ship will check the undersea structure of the facility to check for physical damage.

Kodeco and BPMigas have also readied oil spill equipment, including an oil containment boom, in the area.

BPMigas said safety equipment from several oil and gas-related companies, including HESS, Santos, Pertamina and PetroChina, had also been prepared in the area.

Kodeco is the operator of the West Madura Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in Indonesia.

Photo Courtesy of BPMigas