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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January 2004

Aurelia Energy N.V.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

Landhuis Joonchi
Kaya Richard J. Beaujon z/n
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
(Address of principal executive offices)

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Not Applicable.

Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

GLAS DOWR STATUS REPORT—JANUARY 9, 2004

Bluewater is pleased to announce that the Glas Dowr has attained average production levels of approximately 30,000 bopd on the Sable field during the last three weeks of December 2003, thereby achieving contractual first oil immediately prior to year-end 2003. As a result, the operating-fee and shuttle-tanker-fee components of the day rate payable under the Glas Dowr service agreement will no longer be subject to efficiency adjustment (although, in accordance with industry practice, the facility-fee component of the day rate will remain so subject). Bluewater also expects to be able to earn full facility fees under the Glas Dowr service agreement by end-January 2004, upon the completion of certain repair work on the vessel.

The Sable field is located in the Bredasdorp basin off South Africa about 150 km Southwest of Mossel Bay. Prior to commissioning, Glas Dowr's production and processing facilities were upgraded and modified in a Cape Town-based construction yard.

Bluewater expects to operate the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, shuttle tanker and subsea equipment for the duration of the Sable field's productive life. The term of the service agreement is ten years from September 2003, with a minimum term of three years.

The Bluewater group, a group of companies that comprise a specialized service provider to and operator in the offshore oil industry, is a leader in the design, development, ownership and operation of tanker based production and storage systems, which they operate for oil companies under medium-and long-term service agreements, and specializes in the design and supply of innovative mooring and transfer systems. The Bluewater group is headquartered in the Netherlands, with additional offices in the United Kingdom, the United States, Nigeria, Angola, South Africa, Singapore and China.

Some of the information contained herein contains forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. For a more detailed description of these risks and factors, please see Aurelia Energy N.V.'s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including those contained in their Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on April 23, 2003 and Current Reports on Form 6-K submitted on November 28, 2003, August 28, 2003, August 8, 2003, May 30, 2003, April 22, 2003, April 10, 2003, February 13, 2003 and February 3, 2003. No obligation is undertaken to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		AURELIA ENERGY N.V. (Registrant)
		By:		/s/ G.E. ELIAS (Signature) INTERTRUST (CURACAO) N.V. MANAGING DIRECTOR BY: G. E. ELIAS MANAGING DIRECTOR-CHAIRMAN

Date: January 9, 2004

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