BP: Tangguh LNG loads 110 cargoes

By Febry Silaban

BP Plc, the leader of the Tangguh LNG consortium, has safely loaded 110 cargoes of LNG from the Tangguh plant in West Papua, so far this year, according to a top official of the firm.

?Tangguh LNG has safely loaded 110 cargoes to date and on (is) track with (meeting the) target of 116 cargoes this year,? Head of Country BP Indonesia, Dharmawan Samsu told Petromindo.com.

He added, welcoming 2016, his firm continues to focus on the development of Tangguh expansion project and to safely deliver LNG to their consumers in Asia and Indonesia.

Tangguh is operated by BP Berau Ltd, a unit of BP Plc., on behalf of the other production sharing contract parties, as contractor to upstream authority SKK Migas. BP Berau Ltd. and its affiliates in Indonesia hold a 37.16 percent interest in the project. Other Tangguh production sharing contract partners are MI Berau B.V. (16.30%), CNOOC Muturi Ltd. (13.90%), Nippon Oil Exploration (Berau), Ltd. (12.23%), KG Berau Petroleum Ltd and KG Wiriagar Petroleum Ltd (10.00%), Indonesia Natural Gas Resources Muturi Inc. (7.35%), and Talisman Wiriagar Overseas Ltd. (3.06%).

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak