Chevron updates Indonesian geothermal, power ops

The following is an excerpt taken from Chevron Corp.?s 2009 Supplement to the Annual Report published on March 2010 Geothermal and power operations. (ed)

Geothermal/Cogeneration. The company operates and holds a 95 percent interest in the Darajat geothermal field located in West Java, Indonesia. The field supplies steam to a three-unit power plant with a total operating capacity of 259 megawatts. A project to add a fourth unit, with up to 110 megawatts of capacity, was suspended in early 2010. Also in West Java, Chevron operates and holds a 100 percent interest in the Salak geothermal field in the Gunung Salak contract area. The field supplies steam to a six-unit power plant with a total operating capacity of 377 megawatts.

Chevron also operates and holds a 95 percent interest in the North Duri Cogeneration Plant in Sumatra, supplying up to 300 megawatts of electrical power to CPI as well as steam in support of the Duri steamflood project. (end of excerpt)