{
  "id": 15576277,
  "title": "Sunda Energy receives 12-month extension for Timor-Leste PSC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/sunda-energy-receives-12-month-extension-for-timor-leste-psc",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T06:59:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/sunda-energy-receives-12month-extension-for-timorleste-psc-93CH-4956460"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sunda Energy's subsidiary, SundaGas Banda Unipessoal, has been granted a 12-month extension on its Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in Timor-Leste, according to a recent announcement. The extension was granted by Timor-Leste's upstream regulator, Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo (ANP), for the TL-SO-19-16 PSC, which SundaGas operates in partnership with the government-owned TIMOR GAP Chuditch Unipessoal. The PSC pertains to the Chuditch gas field, where the joint venture has been set to commence drilling operations on the Chuditch-2 appraisal well.\n\nHowever, on June 19, ANP had previously sent a notice of intention to terminate the joint venture, citing non-compliance with the contract's minimum exploration work requirements for contract year 3. This deadline for drilling Chuditch-2 was set for June 18, 2026. ANP provided the joint venture with a 120-day window to present their case before potential termination.\n\nSince receiving the initial notice, SundaGas and TIMOR GAP have been engaged in discussions to determine the next steps for drilling Chuditch-2. These discussions may include a potential farm-in arrangement by TIMOR GAP to increase their working interest in the PSC and transfer operatorship to TIMOR GAP, as reported in a press release.\n\nThe extension granted to the PSC also includes a suspension of the cost recovery uplift from June 19, 2024, until drilling operations on Chuditch-2 begin. Sunda Energy continues to collaborate with Finder Energy Holdings Limited (ASX:FDR) under a letter of intent signed on April 8, 2026, concerning their respective drilling campaigns.",
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