Natuna's Mako Gas Project Scraps Singapore Exports to Supply Domestic Power Instead
SKK Migas says the offshore field will now feed Batam's power demand via a new pipeline, with facility construction groundbreaking set for December and first gas targeted within two years.
The Mako gas field development in the West Natuna waters, operated by KKKS WNEL, has dropped plans to export gas to Singapore and will instead supply the domestic market, head of SKK Migas Djoko Siswanto said on November 1. The pivot follows completion of the 80-kilometer WNTS Pemping-Batam pipeline, which has started production, enabling the field to serve power demand in Batam.
Production facilities will be fabricated at PT PAL's Surabaya yard and in Batam, with groundbreaking scheduled for December 2026 led by Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia. First production is targeted at 111 MMscfd within about two years. The schedule comes from a single official interview and has not yet been cross-checked against an official release, but it adds a near-term construction pipeline across Natuna, Batam and Surabaya.