UK-based Shell has announced that gas has now been successfully achieved at the Malaysian Jerun field by the project’s operator.
The Jerun field lies about 100 miles north-west of Bintulu, Sarawak in Malaysia. An integrated central platform will process the gas from the field before transporting it to the E11RB production hub through a newly built 50-mile pipeline. From here, it will be distributed to customers based in Bintulu, such as Malaysia LNG.
At peak production, the platform should provide up to 550 million cubic feet of gas each day, together with about 15,000 barrels per day in condensate production.
Shell, which also makes a range of lubricant and grease products, made a final investment decision on the project in 2021 and has a 30% interest through a local subsidiary alongside operator SapuraOMV Upstream (40%) and fellow lubricant brand Petronas (30%).
Shell believes that liquefied natural gas (LNG) from projects like this will play a key role in the energy transition as industries switch from coal to gas.
The director for integrated gas and upstream at Shell, Zoë Yujnovich, said the project was very attractive for Shell as an investment, with it:
“…building on our interests in this important region off the coast of Sarawak, offshore Malaysia, where Shell operates the Timi platform and has the Rosmari-Marjoram project under construction. Gas is an important fuel for Malaysia and the world, providing a secure form of energy for heating, cooling and power generation.”
She also expressed her company’s delight at achieving this milestone.
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