Indonesia's Donggi-Senoro LNG Plant Ahead of Schedule

PT Medco Energi Internasional has announced that construction work on the Donggi-Senoro liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in Central Sulawesi was ahead of schedule.

The Jakarta Post has reported that work was 33 percent complete, which exceeded the target for this time of 26 percent and the plant could complete its first LNG delivery in late 2014 as planned.

Medco owns an 11.1 percent stake in the LNG plant, while state-run oil and gas firm Pertamina, Mitsubishi and Kogas share the remaining 88.9 percent – with 29 percent, 44.9 percent and 15 percent stakes, respectively.

Donggi-Senoro is the largest infrastructure project in Indonesia after the Tangguh LNG plant in Papua.

The Donggi-Senoro LNG plant will have a total production capacity of 2.1 million tons per annum (mtpa), and will obtain its gas supply from the Senoro and Matindok gas blocks.

A million tons of LNG will be sent to Chubu Electric in Japan, 700,000 tons to Kogas and 300,000 tons to Kyushu Electric Power in Japan. The delivery contracts for the three companies last for 13 years.

The Donggi Senoro plant will be the fourth LNG plant in Indonesia after Arun in Aceh, Bontang in East Kalimantan and Tangguh in Papua. The total investment required for the plant is estimated to hit US$2.8 billion.