Pertamina wants to take 2.4 mtpa of gas from Jangkrik fields

By Febry silaban

State-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina (Persero) wants to offtake 2.4 mtpa of gas from the Jangkrik fields in the Muara Bakau block, according to a senior official of the firm.

"Initially, only 1.4 mtpa was allocated to the domestic market. So we try to increase the domestic allocation to 2.4 mtpa, " Pertamina Upstream Director Syamsu Alam said.

Previously, upstream authority SKK Migas said that gas production from the fields will be very large, reaching 2.7 mtpa.

Construction is now in progress at Muara Bakau to develop two fields, namely Jangkrik and Jangkrik North East. The fields are projected to start producing gas in 2017 with a combined volume of 450 mmscfd.

Editing by Johannes Simbolon