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West Java shut down



By Upstream staff 

BP will shut down its offshore West Java gas field for maintenance for two weeks from 11 July, temporarily halting gas supplies to two power plants in Jakarta.

Indonesian power company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will use fuel oil at its 1000-megawatt Tanjung Priok power station and 750-megawatt Muara Karang plant, near Jakarta, instead of gas.

"PLN plans to cut by 150 megawatts (of) electricity supply to Jakarta during the gas supply stoppage from BP," said a power official told Reuters.

"There will be no big impact," added the official, who said there could be rotating black outs in some areas.

BP normally supplies a total of 135 billion British thermal unit per day of natural gas to both power plants.

An official at state oil and gas company Pertamina said the firm had enough fuel oil to supply PLN power plants in Jakarta and there was no plan for extra imports.

"If Pertamina needs more fuel oil then the firm will import more. But so far we have no such plan," the official said.


Friday, 04 July, 2008, 12:37 GMT  | last updated: Friday, 04 July, 2008, 12:39 GMT

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