The Arun field was discovered by Mobil Oil Indonesia Inc. in late 1971 in its Bee block in the Aceh province on the north coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Mobil's operations in this area are conducted under the terms of a production sharing agreement with Pertamina, the Indonesian state-owned oil and gas enterprise.

The scope of operations covered by this paper is from production of gas and raw condensate in the field through stabilization and export of condensate and purification, liquefaction, and export of gas at the LNG plant at Blang Lancang, near Lho Seumawe (Sumatra) Indonesia.

Mobil Oil Indonesia, Inc. is the field operator and P.T. Arum NGL Company operates the pipelines and LNG plant facilities. All the facilities which will be described are owned by Pertamina; P.T. Arun is owned by Pertamina, Mobil Oil Indonesia, and Japan Indonesia LNG company (JILCO). JILCO represents the five (5) original Japanese LNG purchasers.

Keywords:
propane, refrigerant, turbine, liquified natural gas, compressor, condensate, lng plant, gas monetization, flow rate, liquefaction train
Subjects:
Natural Gas Conversion and Storage, Liquified natural gas (LNG)
Copyright 1983, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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