Donggi gas plant to start onstream end December

By Febry Silaban

The Donggi gas plant is projected to come onstream on Dec. 31 2015, said an official of PT Pertamina E&P (PEP), an upstream arm of state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina (Persero).

Donggi plant is a part of a bigger project called Matindok Donggi Gas Development (MDGP). Matindok is the name of a block in Central Sulawesi operated by PEP.

?The EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) works for Donggi plant have reached 43.66 percent completion, compared to the target of 39.37 percent,? General Manager for Matindok Area at PT Pertamina EP, Medianto Satyawan told Petromindo.com.

Meanwhile, the EPC works for Matindok plant have reached 28.31 percent completion, compared to the target of 31.6 percent, and Matindok plant is expected to come onstream on March 28, 2016, according to Medianto.

He added that the total of production (net sales) from the Matindok block will reach 105 mmscfd, 85 mmscfd of which will be supplied to the Donggi Senoro LNG plant, and the remaning 20 mmscfd to public utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).

Editing by Johannes Simbolon