Tangguh LNG Expansion Plans Gets Environmental Clearance

Indonesia’s Environment Ministry has given a go ahead to Tangguh LNG project's expansion plans.

The environmental assessment, known as Amdal, is required for West Papua based Tangguh project to move forward with the expansion plan to boost production capacity to 11.4 mtpa from 7.6 mtpa, BP said in a statement Saturday.

BP holds a 37.16% interest in the project.

The current operations comprise two identical LNG trains (Trains 1 and 2) with production capacity of 7.6 million tons per annum (mtpa). ‘Tangguh Expansion Project’ will build on the established operations with a third LNG processing train (Train 3).

According to BP, the $12 billion ‘Tangguh Expansion Project’ will deliver significant value to the Indonesian government and will help meet the growing energy demand in Indonesia.

As part of the expansion project, BP and its partners will supply 40 percent of the LNG output from Train 3 (1.5 mtpa) to Indonesia’s state electricity company PT. PLN (Persero) for the Indonesian domestic market.