Badak NGL finalizing LNG for vehicle program

By Godang Sitompul

PT Badak NGL as the operator of the Bontang LNG refinery in East Kalimantan is currently making final preparations for the allocation of gas to support the so-called LNG for vehicle program run in cooperation with coal miner PT Indo Tambang Megaraya Tbk.

Badak NGL expects to be able to finalize the gas allocation and the commercial terms in the middle of October of this year. ?Hopefully, in mid October the pilot plant can begin,? Badak NGL President Director Nanang Untung told Petromindo.com Friday.

He said that among of the preparations include LNG allocation approval from the Mahakam PSC, the upstream oil and gas authority SKK Migas, and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak