First LNG cargo produced from Jangkrik feed gas leaves Bontang plant

Italian energy giant Eni said the first cargo of liquefied natural gas for the domestic Indonesian domestic market, produced from the Jangkrik gas field, has been dispatched from the Bontang LNG plant.

The 22,500 cubic meter cargo is headed to Bali, where it will be unloaded as part of a long-term LNG contract signed with PT Pertamina (PERSERO) in June 2015.

Eni started gas production at Jangkrik field, located in the Muara Bakau block, Kutei basin, in the deep water of Makassar Strait offshore Indonesia, in May this year.

The gas processed onboard the FPU Jangkrik flows to the onshore receiving facility and goes on to the Bontang gas liquefaction plant through the East Kalimantan transportation system.

The LNG produced is sold under long-term contracts, partly to PT Pertamina and partly to Eni itself.

Eni operates the Muara Bakau PSC in which it holds a 55 percent stake. The other PSC partners are Engie, with a 33.334 percent stake and Saka Energi Muara Bakau with an 11.666 percent stake.