Merakes Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: ENI
• Country: Indonesia
• Location: Offshore Kalimantan
• Production start:
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• Type: Gas
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Description

• The Merakes development project, located in the Kutei Basin, offshore East Kalimantan, consists in the drilling and construction of subsea wells with a dedicated transportation system in 1500m water depth and connected to the Jangkrik Floating Production Unit (FPU), located 35 kms North East. The gas production is shipped to the Bontang LNG Terminal using also all the other existing facilities of Jangkrik Gas Field as well as the East Kalimantan transportation network.

Contractors

• TechnipFMC: Engineering, procurement, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea equipment such as subsea trees, a manifold, large bore deepwater high pressure flexible lines, umbilicals and distribution hardware, flexible risers, flowlines and jumpers.

History

• 2018 - Final investment decision
• 2018 - Merakes East Gas discovery
• 2019 - TechnipFMC awarded Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Transportation and Installation contract
• 2021 - First gas produced
• 2023 - ENI signs purchase agreement for 1.4 BCM of gas per year

Links

1. Eni announces the approval of the investment plan for Merakes Development Project in Indonesia
2. Eni announces Merakes East Gas discovery in the Indonesian offshore
3. TechnipFMC Awarded a Large Integrated EPCI (iEPCI™) Contract for the Eni Merakes Field Offshore Indonesia
4. Eni starts gas production from Merakes Project deep offshore Indonesia
5. Eni signs agreement to ensure further volumes of LNG from Indonesia