Japan Bank for International Cooperation finances expansion of Tangguh LNG facility in Indonesia

A consortium including JX Holdings, Mitsubishi Corp and Inpex has closed project financing to expand the Tangguh LNG facility in Indonesia. Project financing, which comprises US$1.2 billion loan, has been provided by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

Additionally, Tangguh Production Sharing Contract Partners has approved the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Tangguh Expansion Project.

The LNG project will add a third LNG process train (Train 3) and 3.8 million tons per annum (mtpa) of production capacity to the existing facility, bringing total plant capacity to 11.4 mtpa. The project also includes two offshore platforms, 13 new production wells, an expanded LNG loading facility, and supporting infrastructure.

The new facility will play an important role in supporting Indonesia’s growing energy demand, with 75% of the Train 3 annual LNG production sold to the Indonesian state electricity company PT. PLN (Persero). The remaining volumes are under contract to Kansai Electric Power Company in Japan, the other foundation buyer for Train 3.

The Tangguh LNG facility is located in Teluk Bintuni Regency, Papua Barat Province of Indonesia and consists of offshore gas production facilities supplying two 3.8mtpa liquefaction trains that have been in operation since 2009. It is operated by BP Berau Ltd on behalf of the other production sharing contract partners as contractor to SKK Migas.

BP Berau Ltd and its affiliates in Indonesia hold a 37.16% interest in the project. Other Tangguh production sharing contract partners are MI Berau B.V. (16.30%), CNOOC Muturi Ltd. (13.90%), Nippon Oil Exploration (Berau), Ltd. (12.23%), KG Berau Petroleum Ltd and KG Wiriagar Petroleum Ltd (10.00%), Indonesia Natural Gas Resources Muturi Inc. (7.35%), and Talisman Wiriagar Overseas Ltd. (3.06%).

 Bob Dudley, BP Group Chief Executive said:

“The Tangguh Expansion Project demonstrates BP and its partners’ continued confidence in Indonesia and our commitment to work closely with the government to meet the country’s energy needs, while creating thousands of jobs.”

Commenting on the decision, Christina Verchere, BP Regional President Asia Pacific said,

“This final investment decision marks the culmination of many years of hard work by BP, our partners, and the Indonesian Government. We are pleased to reach this major milestone and look forward to continued cooperation as we progress the largest upstream project in the eastern part of Indonesia.”