PDPE plans 130-km gas pipeline

By Godang Sitompul

Petromindo

Downstream oil and gas authority BPH Migas is set to issue a special right for South Sumatra provincial administration-owned company Perusahaan Daerah Pertambangan Energi (or PDPE) to develop a 130-km gas pipeline linking Tanjung Api-Api in the province and Muntok in Bangka Belitung Province.

This was said by BPH Migas Director Umi Asngadah to Petromindo.com on Monday. The open-access category pipeline will transmit gas allocated from the Corridor Block, operated by ConocoPhillips, for PDPE and PT Pertamina Gas Niaga.

?There?s plan to build gas pipeline from Tanjung Api-Api to Muntuk about 130 km, it?s still at preparation stage,? Umi said, but did not provide further details.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak