Govt allocates Rp2 t for downstream infrastructures
Thursday, February 4 2016 - 09:38 AM WIB
The government has allocated around Rp 2 trillion in state budget for the development of several oil and gas downstream infrastructure projects this year, Director General of Oil and Gas IGN Wiratmaja said on Wednesday.
Breakdown of the budget allocations is as follows:
- Rp 1.33 trillion for the project to expand and develop city gas networks in six cities: Batam, Balikpapan, Surabaya, Tarakan, Prabumulih and Cilegon. The projects include the development of pipe connections to homes and environmental, FEED/DEDC studies. PT Pertamina is assigned to build 40,000 home connections and T PGN 49,000 connections
- Rp 255.63 billion for the project to develop online CNG stations in two areas, namely Prabumulih city and Bekasi regency, for transportation. Pipeline networks will also be built in the two areas as part of the project. The project will be handled by Pertamina.
- Rp 80 billion for the project to provide diesel-to-gas converter kits for fishermen in Bekasi, Cirebon, Cilacap, Demak, Karang Asem, Tuban, Jakarta Utara, Pemalang atau Pekalongan and Lombok Barat. A total of 5,000 packages will be delivered to fishermen as part of the project.
- Rp 31 billion for the project to distribute oil fuel-to-CNC converter kits to public buses and taxis in Bekasi regency, Bogor regency, Balikpapan city, Subang regency. A total of 1000 packages will be distributed
- Rp 42.8 billion for the project to develop LNG-LCNG stations. The project involves the development of one mini LNG plant in Karawang with a capacity of 5 mmscfd and four LCNG stations each with the capacity of 0.5 mmscfd, located in Cirebon, Karawang, Gresik and Banyuawangi respectively. This is a multi-year project to be executed from 2016 through 2018.
- Rp 95.89 billion for the project to develop LPG storages with a total capacity of 6,000 tons. The storages will be built in Bima, Wayame, Kupang and Jayapura. This is a multiyear project to be executed from 2016 through 2018. Total budget for the project is Rp 127.45 billion, including Rp 95.89 billion for this year.
- Rp 35.61 billion for the project to develop oil fuel storages with total capacity of 96,500 kl. The storages will be built in 25 locations. This is a multiyear project to be executed from 2016 through 2017. Total budget for the project is Rp 82.58 billion, including Rp 35.61 billion for this year.
Editing by Johannes Simbolon