ONWJ resumes normal production after a shutdown

By Bernard Loebs

PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE), a subsidiary of state owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina, said that normal production has resumed at its Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) field following a scheduled shutdown for maintenance works.

PHE President Director Salis S. Apilian said in Jakarta that the maintenance and reparation works, which took about three weeks, had all been completed, now allowing normal gas supply to customers, including state owned utility firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).

PLN normally receives gas supply of 100 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) for its two combined cycle power plants PLTU Muara Karang and PLTGU Tanjung Priuk. Due to the shutdown, PLN said it used diesel oil to operate the two power plants.

Besides gas, ONWJ also produces oil. Last year, it produced 32,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), exceeding the initial target of 31,000 bopd. This year, the company expects to produce about 35,000 bopd.

Editing by Dadan Wijaksana