Eni hits first Jangkrik gas ahead of schedule

MILAN, May 15, 2017 – Eni has brought the Jangkrik Development Project offshore Indonesia on stream, the Italian major said on Monday.

The deepwater effort takes place in the Makassar Straight, and was expected to deliver first gas in June. Beating its own schedule, 55% stakeholder and operator Eni will now work to ramp up production from the Jangkrik and Jangkrik North East fields to 12.7 mcm (450 mcf) of natural gas per day.

The project consists of a floating production unit positioned over 10 subsea wells. Once processed, gas is transported via a 79-kilometre pipeline to an onshore receiving facility. From there, it is moved to its final destination, the Bontang liquefaction plant.

“The completion of the project and the start-up of production ahead of schedule further confirms Eni’s strategy and global capabilities,” Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi said in a press release, adding that the project’s FPU could serve as “a hub for our nearby gas discovery Merakes.”

According to Descalzi, Merakes production could be achieved before the end of 2019.

Eni is joined in the Jangkrik development by Engie E&P subsidiary GDF Suez (33.334%) and local player Saka Energi Muara Bakau (11.666%).

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