Jakarta Post: Pertamina Seeks More Overseas Gas Sources

State-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina is seeking to buy more gas from overseas gas producers to secure supply for its planned gas facilities.

Pertamina director for new and renewable energy Yenni Andayani said the company would need to secure additional supply for its planned Bojanegara land-base plant, which would be able to receive a total 7.5 million tons per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas.

Out of the total volume needed, the company has secured up to 4.5 million mtpa, consisting of 1.52 million mtpa from Cheniere Energy Inc. in the United States, 1 million mtpa from Mozambique, 1.4 million mtpa from the Jangkrik field in Indonesia and 0.5 million mtpa from various committed sources in the Asian and Australian region.

“All will start supplying in 2018,” Yenni said, adding that the development of the Bojanegara plant was under a consortium, in which Pertamina is cooperating with Mitsui, Tokyo Gas and local partner BSM [Bumi Sarana Mandiri].

The LNG processed by the plants will be delivered mostly to state electricity firm PT PLN. MORE