Humpuss participating in Pomalaa LNG carrier tender
Saturday, February 13 2016 - 01:57 AM WIB
IDX-listed energy transporter PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi Tbk (HIT) hopes to win the LNG carrier tender held by PT PGN LNG Indonesia, a subsidiary of state owned gas distribution PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk, to supply the LNG regasification facility that supply gas to Antam?s power plant in Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi.
The power plant provides power for Antam?s ferronickel plant in the area.
IDX-listed mining company PT Antam Tbk currently operates an 8x17 MW dual fuel power plant. Presently, the plant runs on fuel oil, but it can also run on natural gas.
?We submitted the bid document to participate in the tender on Jan. 26, 2016,? President Director of Humpuss Theo Lekatompessy said to Petromindo.com.
Theo said there are 12 firms interested in this project, but only a few of them finally submitted bids including PT Humpuss Transportasi Kimia (HTK), a subsidiary of HIT, which has been involved in LNG transportation business for 30 years; and FSO specialist firm PT Duta Marine.
"Two other companies were too late to enter their documents," he said, hoping that the contract award can be made at the end of this month.
According to Theo, the requested size of the vessel is 12,000-14,000 cubic meters.
Late last year, Humpuss won an LNG delivery contract from PT Pelindo Energi Logistik (PEL) operating the Benoa LNG terminal, in which Humpuss is obliged to deliver LNG sourced from Bontang plant in East Kalimantan for a power plant in Pesanggaran, Denpasar, Bali. The firm uses tanker with a size of 20,000 cubic meters.
Editing by Johannes Simbolon