Fire in Sampang well put out<\/p>\n
SYDNEY (AFX): Santos Ltd said the fire in the Sampang well,
\noffshore East Java, has been put out, although gas is still
\nescaping from the well bore.<\/p>\n
Specialist well control personnel have been mobilized and are
\ncurrently assessing the situation at the well site, with
\nequipment required to kill the well and effect a plug and abandon
\noperations currently being mobilized locally and from Singapore,
\nit said.<\/p>\n
Santos said it expects the cost of damage from the blow-out to
\nbe covered largely by insurance.<\/p>\n
Following the plugging and abandonment of the well, an
\nassessment will be made of the cause for the blow-out and the
\nfuture drilling program in the Sampang PSC, Santos said.<\/p>\n
The Sampang PSC is located offshore in the Madura Straits,
\nIndonesia, and is approximately 35 km east of Surabaya. The well
\nis located in 14.8 metres of water and was being drilled by the
\nPT Hitek Nusantara Trident 9 jack-up drilling rig, the statement
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Interest holders in the PSC are Santos (Sampang) Pty Ltd, with
\na 45 percent stake and Coastal Indonesia Sampang Ltd with a 40
\npercent share and Cue Sampang Pty Ltd with 15 percent.<\/p>",
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