Indonesia's Tangguh Expansion Project Commences LNG Shipment
TOKYO, Oct 20, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - We, the joint venture partners of the Tangguh LNG Project led by bp, the project operator, are pleased to announce that the new liquefaction train (Train 3) of the Tangguh Expansion Project in Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, has started commercial operation and first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced by Train 3 has safely sailed from the Tangguh site.
- TOKYO, Oct 20, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - We, the joint venture partners of the Tangguh LNG Project led by bp, the project operator, are pleased to announce that the new liquefaction train (Train 3) of the Tangguh Expansion Project in Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, has started commercial operation and first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced by Train 3 has safely sailed from the Tangguh site.
- Tangguh expansion project, which took six-and-a-half-year to complete, at peak saw over 13,500 workers mobilized through its development and construction.
- The Tangguh Expansion Project will play an important role in supporting Indonesia's growing energy demand, where up to 2.8 MTPA of LNG produced by Train 3 will be supplied to Indonesia's state owned power generator PT.
- The joint venture partners of the Tangguh LNG Project are also planning the next phase of development including a carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) project as they seek to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions from LNG production.