Govt proposes Rp2.49t for oil, gas infrastructure development in 2014

The government has proposed Rp2.49 trillion budget for the development of oil and gas infrastructure for 2014.

The budget, proposed by Director General of Oil and Gas at the Energy and Mineral Resources, A. Edy Hermantoro to the House of Representatives last week, will be utilized to construct gas fuel stations in the Greater Jakarta and gas pipeline network in Batam and Semarang.

"The plan is to develop more than 100 km of new gas pipelines," he said.

The pipeline network will help increase gas distribution to households across the nation.

During the 2009-2012 period, the Ministry has supported the development of a number of network enough to flow gas to 57,000 households in such cities as Palembang, Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Depok, Tarakan, Bekasi, Bontang, Sengkang, Rusun Jabodetabek, Prabumulih, Jambi, Bogor and Cirebon.

Editing by Dadan Wijaksana