Indonesian Arun gas field depletion expected in 2016

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Indonesia's Arun natural gas field in Aceh province of North Sumatra will likely shut down for good in 2016,having depleted all its reserves,oil minister Purnomo Yus-giantoro said May 12.Closure of the ExxonMobil-operated field,which accounts for over 60% of the average 578,000 Mcf/day of gas currently being supplied to the Arun LNG plant,is widely expected to result in the shutdown of the liquefaction facilities too.