Bontang LNG Terminal

The Bontang LNG plant, operated by PT Badak in East Kalimantan, Bontang, Indonesia, processes the gas from a huge reserve discovered in 1972 at Badak Field, East Kalimantan, as well as the Samberah, Nilam and Mutiara fields.
It is one of the largest liquifaction plants in the world initially designed and built for 2 plants, has succeeded with an expansion to become 8 trains and equipped with additional facility to produce LPG. Such additional facility and plant development has increased the LNG production from initial capacity of 3.3 millions tons in 1977 to more than 22 million tons of LNG

1972 - Huge gas reserve discovered at Badak Field, East Kalimantan
1973 - LNG sales contract was executed by 5 Japan buyers namely: The Chubu Electric Co., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Kyushu Electric Power Co., Nippon Steel Corp. and Osaka Gas Co.Ltd.
1977 - LNG Terminal commissioned with two trains, A & B
1980, construction commenced on train C and D
1988 - LPG extraction facilities were commissioned
1989 - Train E Commissioned
1993 - Train F Commissioned
1997 - Train G Commissioned
1999 - Train H and the 3rd loading pier Commissioned
2004 - Train-I project adds another 2.95 million ton LNG/year production

Suppliers:
- Originally the plant was supplied by Arun Gas Field and Sanga-Sanga PSC Gas and Condensate Fields
- Fields currently supplying the terminal include the Merakes Gas Field, Peciko Gas Field, South Mahakam Gas Condensate Fields & Sisi Nubi Gas Field
- Chevron will supply gas from its Gendalo-Gehem Gas Field in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- Gas is to be supplied from the Jangkrik Gas Field
- Gas is processed at the Senipah Oil Terminal before being supplied to the terminal
Customers: INPEX and its partner Total E&P Indonesie, operator of the Mahakam PSC, signed a Heads of Agreement with PT Nusantara Regas pertaining to the supply of 11.75 million tons of Bontang LNG over the period of 2012-2022 to the West Java LNG terminal

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