PGN says South Sumatra gas has flowed to Singapore

After nearly one-month delay, natural gas from South Sumatra had finally reached Singapore?s pipeline side at Sakra receiving station late Wednesday, a state gas distribution company official saidon Thursday.

?Gas had reached Sakra receiving station at Wednesday midnight and commissioning or functional tests on buyer?s side will be performed for 3-5 days starting Thursday morning, said PGN director Adil Abas.

PGN as gas transporter from Indonesian side and PowerGas had been blaming each other for the delay.

Gas supply to Singapore are sourced from ConocoPhillip?s Corridor Block PSC in South Sumatra and from PetroChina-operated Jabung Block in Jambi, transmitted through 470-km pipeline operated by PGN with Singapore?s PowerGas as the offtaker. The project will supply 350 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas from South Sumatra to Singapore for 20 years. The gas sale is expected to generate some US$9 billion in revenue for Indonesia over the period. (godang)