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Survey of Energy Resources 2007

Natural Gas Country Notes

The Indonesian WEC Member Committee reports proved recoverable gas reserves as 97.26 tscf (2 754 bcm), 26% higher than those advised for the 2004 Survey of Energy Resources. There has been a noticeable convergence in other published assessments of Indonesia's proved reserves, which at the time of preparation of the 2004 SER varied widely, broadly ranging from 2 100 to 3 800 bcm. End-2005 assessments are all close to the level reported for the present Survey.

Indonesia's gas production is the highest in Asia. The main producing areas are in northern Sumatra, Java and eastern Kalimantan.

Exports of LNG from Arun (Sumatra) and Bontang (Kalimantan) to Japan began in 1977-1978. Indonesia has for many years been the world's leading exporter of LNG. Shipments in 2005 were chiefly to Japan (60%) but also to the Republic of Korea (24%) and Taiwan, China (16%). Indonesia exports about half of its marketed production, including (from early 2001) supplies by pipeline to Singapore (4.8 bcm in 2005).

The principal domestic consumers of natural gas (apart from the oil and gas industry) are power stations and fertiliser plants: the residential and commercial sectors have relatively small shares.