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Our history in Indonesia
ExxonMobil affiliates and predecessor companies have been operating in Indonesia for more than 120 years.
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Our history in Indonesia
ExxonMobil in Indonesia Milestones 1898 - 2016
1898 Marketing office opens in Indonesia
1912 Initiates exploration activities
1968 Begins Production Sharing Contract (PSC) operatorship in Aceh province
1971 The discovery of Arun field in Aceh province
1973 First Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) contract signed with Japan
1980 PSC signed for Natuna D-Alpha field
1981 Second LNG contract signed with Japan
1982 Start up of third Arun field cluster
1983 LNG contract signed with South Korea
1993 Mobil establishes a sales office in Indonesia
1996 Esso establishes a sales office in Indonesia
1997 3,000th LNG cargo sold from Arun field
1998 Celebration of 100 years in Indonesia
1999 Exxon and Mobil merger to become Exxon Mobil Corporation
2000 Technical Assistance Contract (TAC) operator in onshore Cepu block, East and Central Java provinces
2001 A discovery of an estimated 450 million barrels of oil at Banyu Urip oil field, Cepu block
2003 Establishes PT ExxonMobil Lubricants Indonesia (PT EMLI)
2005 Signs Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Cepu block and assigned as operator
2006 4,000th LNG cargo sold from Arun field
2007 Mandar Block, Makassar Strait, awarded to ExxonMobil
2008 First oil production from the Banyu Urip field is commenced through the Early Processing Facility (EPF) which began the production of 20,000 barrels of oil per day in 2009.
2011 Five major Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) are awarded to five consortiums – commencement of work for the full field development of the Banyu Urip project
2015
October – ExxonMobil assigns its interest in the NSO and B blocks PSCs to Pertamina
December – The start-up of Banyu Urip’s onshore Central Processing Facility (CPF)
2016 Plan of Development (POD) production of 165,000 barrels of oil per day is achieved at Banyu Urip field.
2018 120 years of ExxonMobil's presence in Indonesia
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