Italy, May 13 -- Eni has started gas production from the Merakes East field, in the Kutei basin, offshore Indonesia. The field is in the East Sepinggan block (Eni 85%, Op.) and will contribute up to 100 MMSCFD of gas or approx. 18,000 boepd to Eni's production. Merakes East is located in a water depth of 1,600 meters, approximately 10 km east of the Merakes Field. It is tied back via a subsea connection to the Jangkrik Floating Production Unit (FPU) operated by Eni, situated around 50 km away. This startup is another example of fast track development as the field was brought on production approximately 2 years from FID. After the initial processing onboard the FPU, the gas will be transferred via pipe network to supply the internal market a...