Title : Development of stranded gas in Eastern part of Indonesia (Maluku & Papua Province)
Abstract:
Indonesian LNG business environment has shifted from an LNG exporter country to an LNG user country, especially for domestic market. To face the challenges of in accessing gas or LNG resources, many LNG downstream infrastructures have been developed in recent years, like the conversion of existing LNG Liquefaction Terminal to Regasification Terminal, Floating Regasification Terminals, etc. In Eastern Part of Indonesia there are several stranded gas fields that has not been developed yet. That's because of the lack of gas infrastructure and the demand characteristic that relatively small and scattered. Also, the existing LNG Terminal Facilities cannot be used for break bulking to small vessel. To solve this problem, there is a plan to build the mini-LNG plant near the seafront of gas source. Gas will be delivered to mini-LNG Plant using onshore gas pipeline. After the gas has been liquified, the LNG is transported through ISO tank via Landed Craft Tank (LCT) or small vessel. It’s because the demand is relatively very small and the water depth is shallow. From this new local LNG distribution scheme, the company can save the logistic cost since the LNG source is closer to the customers. So, the company can develop its domestic LNG business portfolio wider since the LNG can reach more customers.
