Pertamina EP channels 50 mmscfd from CPP Donggi

PT Pertamina EP (PEP), a subsidiary of state owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina, said its Central Processing Plant (CPP) Donggi in Banggai regency, Central Sulawesi province has been channeling 50 mmscfd of gas to the Donggi Senoro LNG plant (DSLNG) since early this month, beritasatu.com reported on Monday.

Another CPP facility owned by the firm in the region, CPP Matindok, which has a capacity of 55 mmscfd, is scheduled to come onstream in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Both CPP facilities are part of the Matindok Gas Development Project. Of the total f 105 mmscfd that will be channeled from the project once it has come into full production, 85 mmscfd has been allocated for DSLNG which is partly owned by Pertamina, consisting of 50 mmscfd from CPP Donggi and 35 mmscfd from CPP Matindok. The remaining 20 mmscfd from CPP Matindo will be delivered to the power plant owned by state owned electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).

PEP?s President Director Rony Gunawan said investment for the development of the two CPP facilities totals US$800 million.

The DSLNG has the capacity to produce two million ton per year of LNG. The Donggi Senoro LNG project is a partnership between PT Pertamina (Persero), PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Korea Gas Corporation. (*)