Sixteen of the blocks are being offered through direct bids and two through regular tenders.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The first round of auctions for 18 oil and gas blocks located mostly in the eastern part of the country has been initiated by the Indonesian government.
Sixteen of the blocks are being offered through direct bids and two through regular tenders, according to a press statement released by the Directorate General of Oil and Gas at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry on Monday.
The blocks being offered through direct bids include the Palmerah Baru onshore block in South Sumatra and Jambi, the Sakti offshore block in Central Java and East Java, the North Madura II offshore block, the North East Madura VI offshore block, the Anugerah offshore block in East Java, the East Bontang onshore and offshore blocks in East Kalimantan, and the North Adang offshore block in Makassar Strait.
Other blocks being offered through direct bids are the South Sulawesi I offshore block in West Sulawesi and South Sulawesi, the South Sulawesi II offshore block in South Sulawesi, the Southeast Sulawesi I offshore block in Southeast Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi, and the Southeast Sulawesi II offshore block in Southeast Sulawesi.
The West Abadi offshore block, Yamdena offshore block, South Aru offshore block in Maluku, Bird`s Head offshore block, and Merauke onshore block in Papua are also among those offered through direct bids.
The two blocks offered via regular tender are the East Seringapatam offshore block in East Nusa Tenggara and the East Abadi offshore blocks in Maluku.
Bid documents for the regular tender are open to bidders from Sept. 16, 2013, to Jan. 27, 2014, and participation documents must be submitted before Jan. 27, 2014.
Bidders can claim documents in the direct tender from Sept. 16 to Oct. 30 this year, and participation documents must be submitted before Oct. 31, 2013.
(Reporting by Kelik Dewanto/Uu.S012/INE/K-BSR/O001)
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