Eni starts gas production in Kutei basin
- Eni started gas production from Merakes East field offshore Indonesia in 1,600 m of water.
- The field will contribute up to 100 MMscfd of gas or about 18,000 boe/d.
Eni SPA started gas production from Merakes East field in Kutei basin, offshore Indonesia in 1,600 m of water about 10 km east of Merakes field.
The field lies in the East Sepinggan block and will contribute up to 100 MMscfd of gas or about 18,000 boe/d. Merakes East is tied back via a 50 km subsea connection to the Jangkrik floating production unit (FPU). The gas will be transferred via pipe network after initial processing onboard the FPU to supply the internal market and the Bontang liquefaction plant, which supplies LNG for both the internal market and for export.
Eni is operator at Merakes East (85%).
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
