Tjokro Suprihartono, chief of the security division at Indonesia's oil and gas authority BP Migas, admitted, "We found the leakages of gas pipelines two weeks ago but we don't know whether or not they are already repaired [and we cannot] determine the cause of the leaks at this stage."
"We hope the supply can be resumed soon after completion of the repair," said Suprihartono who also confirmed that, in a bid to overcome the supply hassles to Singapore, BP Migas "had supplied gas to Singapore from South Sumatra Grisik through other pipelines."
Three consortiums - comprising of Contractor Production Sharing ConocoPhilips, Star Energy and Primer Oil - all supply the Natuna gas through the one pipe.
