Paves way for commencement of new production at Kruh Block
JAKARTA, INDONESIA and DANVILLE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 22, 2021 / Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited (NYSE American:INDO) (IEC), an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Indonesia, today announced that the company has commenced the drilling of three new back-to-back wells on its 63,000-acre Kruh Block.
This commencement of drilling is part of IEC's overall previously announced plan to drill a total of 5 wells in 2021, 6 wells in 2022 and 7 wells in 2023, for a total of 18 new wells on Kruh Block.
This first well named "Kruh-25" commenced drilling on Wednesday, April 21 at 9:30 a.m. on Sumatra Island. The well has a target total depth of 3,400 feet, and it is expected to take approximately 30 days to complete all drilling operations.
Each of the 3 new wells are expected to average production of approximately 170 barrels of oil per day over the first year of production. IEC anticipates that each well will cost approximately $1.5 million to drill and complete. Based on the terms of IEC's contract with the Indonesian government and an assumed oil price of $63.50/barrel, each well is expected to generate $3.33 million in net revenue in its first year, which is more than double the cost to drill each well.
The Kruh Block is located on Sumatra Island. IEC is already producing oil from 4 existing wells at Kruh Block.
Mr. Frank Ingriselli, IEC's President, commented "We are excited to commence our production drilling operations on the Kruh Block. These 3 new wells, which we have the cash to drill, have the potential to grow production and cash flow for our company by over 200%. We believe the Kruh Block is a great asset that should significantly grow our cash flow as we continue to seek to maximize returns on our investments and grow shareholder value."
About Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited
Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited (NYSE American:INDO) is a publicly traded energy company engaged in the acquisition and development of strategic, high growth energy projects in Indonesia. IEC's principal assets are its Kruh Block (63,000 acres) located onshore on the Island of Sumatra in Indonesia and its Citarum Block (1,000,000 acres) located onshore on the Island of Java in Indonesia. IEC is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia and has a representative office in Danville, California. For more information on IEC, please visit www.indo-energy.com.
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All statements in this press release of Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited ("IEC") and its representatives and partners that are not based on historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Acts"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "estimates," "believes," "hopes," "expects," "intends," "on-track", "plans," "anticipates," or "may," and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Acts and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Acts. Any statements made in this news release other than those of historical fact, about an action, event or development, are forward-looking statements. While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of the IEC's control, that could cause actual results (including, without limitation, the anticipated results of IEC's 2021 exploration and production activities and the impact of such activities on IEC's results of operations) to materially and adversely differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed on June 16, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies are of such documents are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. IEC undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
Company Contact:
Frank C. Ingriselli
President, Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited
[email protected]
SOURCE: Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited