Oil Drilling Indonesia

A natural gas explosion at an oil rig off the Indonesian island of Borneo left three workers dead and one missing, a newspaper said Friday. The daily Suara Pembaruan reported that the rig, which is owned by the French Total Indonesia Co., sank Thursday in 600-feet deep water.

Unocal Corp. said its Indonesian subsidiary and Mobil Makassar Inc. discovered a well with "significant" natural gas and oil production potential in the Mahakam Delta near Indonesia. Unocal said it successfully tested the Merah Besar No. 6 well, drilled in 2,284 feet of water, and it produced 24.8 million cubic feet of natural gas and 860 barrels of condensate a day from one zone, while two other zones together produced 980 barrels of oil a day.

Unocal Corp. said its Indonesian subsidiary and Mobil Makassar Inc. discovered a well with "significant" natural gas and oil production potential in the Mahakam Delta near Indonesia. Unocal said it successfully tested the Merah Besar No. 6 well, drilled in 2,284 feet of water, and it produced 24.8 million cubic feet of natural gas and 860 barrels of condensate a day from one zone, while two other zones together produced 980 barrels of oil a day.

A natural gas explosion at an oil rig off the Indonesian island of Borneo left three workers dead and one missing, a newspaper said Friday. The daily Suara Pembaruan reported that the rig, which is owned by the French Total Indonesia Co., sank Thursday in 600-feet deep water.