Total says E. Kalimantan gas production reaches new record level

French oil giant Total SA said Tuesday that its Indonesian production had reached new peak on Monday.

“Total’s East Kalimantan production had reached new record of 2.725 BCFD of gas on March 21,” Total E&P Indonesie senior official Ananda Idris phoning from Qatar.

Ananda said the new production record, if sustainable, would give Total more flexibility to increase gas supply to Badak LNG plant in Bontang, also in East Kalimantan. Ananda said Total’s supply commitment to Bontang currently stands at 2.4 BCFD.

Ananda did not give detail from which fields production increase came from.

Total is the operator of giant Mahakam PSC in the swampy area of East Kalimantan. Total and Japan’s Inpex has 50 percent working interest each in the block.

Bontang LNG has lately been scrambling for additional gas supplies to meet its supply commitment to East Asian buyers. (godang)