Arun LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership: Pertamina 55 %, ExxonMobil 30 % a consortium of Japanese buyers 15 %
• Website: http://www.arunlng.co.id/
  • Exxon Mobil LNG Terminals
• Location: Blang Lancang, Lhokseumawe region, in the special province of Aceh along the northern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
• Capacity: 12.5 million tons/annum
• Status: In Operation

Brief Description

• A large 6 train LNG liquefaction plant

Technical Details

• Storage capacity: The Arun LNG plant has 5 storage tanks with a capacity of 127.200 cubic meters each
• Constructor: Bechtel was the prime contractor for phase one and JGC was the EPC contractor
  • The expansion project was awarded to Chiyoda Chemical Engineering and Construction Co Ltd., in association with Mitsubishi Corporation and PT Purna Bina Indonesia
  • Train 6 was engineered and constructed by JGC Corporation
• Licensor: Air Products

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• After 2014, Pertamina plans to convert the terminal into a receiving terminal once the natural gas reserves feeding the terminal are exhausted.
• See Arun LNG Import Terminal Project

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers: The gas comes from the following Exxon Operated areas:
  • Arun Field in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province
  • South Lhoksukon A and D,
  • The North Sumatra Offshore Gas Field
• Customers: Japan

History

• 1978 - The terminal operations began
• 1983 - Train 4 came on-stream
• 1984 - Train 5 came on-stream
• 1986 - Train 6 came on-stream
• 2012 - Pertamina Chooses Rekayasa Industri as the Tender Winner for Arun Revitalization EPC
• 2014 - Last LNG cargo shipped

Other Information

• The oldest LNG liquefaction terminal in Indonesia

Links

1. Pertamina plans to use Arun plant as LNG terminal
2. Exxonmobil Aceh Operations
3. JGC LNG Tank References
4. Pertamina Chooses Rekayasa Industri as the Tender Winner for Arun Revitalization EPC
5. Last LNG Cargo Shipped From Arun