CHESS/Block A-18 Oil and Gas Concession (Thailand-Malaysia)

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CHESS/Block A-18 Oil and Gas Concession is an operating oil and gas concession in Thailand-Malaysia.

Along with Bumi Oil and Gas Field (Thailand-Malaysia), Bulan Oil and Gas Field (Thailand-Malaysia), Suriya Oil and Gas Field (Thailand-Malaysia), and Cakerawala Gas Field (Thailand-Malaysia), CHESS/Block A-18 is a part of the CHESS/Block A-18 complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Concession-level project details for CHESS/Block A-18 Oil and Gas Concession

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
CHESS/Block A-18	Operating^[1]^[2]	Carigali Hess Operating Company Sdn. Bhd.^[3]	Hess Oil Company of Thailand (JDA) Ltd. (49.5%); Hess Oil Company of Thailand Inc. (0.5%); PC JDA Ltd. (50.0%)^[3]	–	–	2009^[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of CHESS/Block A-18 Oil and Gas Concession

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
condensate	1P reserves	7.45	million bbl	2019	^[3]
condensate	1P reserves	5.97	million bbl	2021	^[5]
crude oil and condensate	Remaining recoverable reserves	9.16	million bbl	2021	^[2]
gas	1P reserves	20727.74	million m³	2019	^[3]
gas	Remaining recoverable reserves	16697.44	million m³	2021	^[5]^[2]

Table 3: Production from CHESS/Block A-18 Oil and Gas Concession

million m³ = million cubic meters
Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
cumulative production	condensate	18.24	million bbl	2019	^[3]
cumulative production	gas	51706.07	million m³	2019	^[3]
cumulative production	condensate	20.73	million bbl	2021	^[5]
cumulative production	gas	58186.04	million m³	2021	^[5]

Location

Table 4: concession-level location details for CHESS/Block A-18 Oil and Gas Concession


Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
CHESS/Block A-18^[3]^[1]	Offshore, Thailand-Malaysia^[6]	6.421, 103.2733 (approximate)^[6]

The map below shows the approximate location of the concession(s) within the CHESS/Block A-18 complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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