Tangguh reserves enough to feed 8 trains: Wacik

By Godang Sitompul

As BP is developing train 3 at its Tangguh LNG plant in West Papua, the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik said that gas reserves are actually big enough to feed up to eight trains.

?BP Indonesia is preparing to build a third train, but actually the reserves are capable of feeding not only the third, fourth or fifth train, but all the way up to eighth train,? Wacik said during the 12th Gasex conference and exhibition in Nusa Dua, Bali.

Earlier in the same event, BP said it expects the front end engineering and design (FEED) works at the planned train 3 at its Tangguh plant to commence next year.

BP Regional President Asia Pacific William Lin said the company is waiting for approval for the development of the train 3 having submitted its plan of further development (PoFD) to the authority several weeks ago.

?We are waiting for the plan?s approval. Once we secure the approval, we can move forward with the FEED works, which we expect to start next year. Then in the following year, FID (final investment decision) is expected to be set,? said Lin.

Editing by Dadan Wijaksana