By an OGJ correspondent
BANGKOK, May 4 -- Shortages of materials and supplies will delay start-up of Arthit gas field in the Gulf of Thailand, says PTT Exploration & Production PLC (PTTEP), the operator.
Production will start 6-9 months after the scheduled April 2007, PTTEP said.
PTTEP Pres. Maroot Mrigadat attributed the shortages to a global increase in oil and gas construction and development.
The company expects initial production from Arthit, 230 km off the southern Thai province of Songkhla, of 330 MMcfd (OGJ, Oct. 17, 2005, Newsletter).
