Pelindo postpones operation of Benoa LNG terminal
Thursday, March 3 2016 - 01:38 AM WIB
The operation of a mini-scale LNG Terminal in Benoa, Bali, which is operated by PT Pelindo Energi Logistik (PEL), a subsidiary of state-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III, has postponed among others because the required permit for the use of foreign vessel has yet to be issued.
This was said by Director of Operations and Business Development of Pelindo III, Rahmat Satria to Petromindo.com. He added that certain facilities in Benoa are not yet ready as required special material has to be imported from Germanay.
Director of PEL Gembong Primadjaja said the delay was also made because a gas sales agreement with the Bontang LNG plant has yet to be completed.
Rahmat said that the LNG terminal is now expected to start operation in early May of this year, assuming that the permit for the use of foreign vessel will be issued mid March, and the first gas shipment takes place end of March.
PEL has appointed IDX-listed energy transporter PT Humpuss Intermodal Transport Tbk?s subsidiary PT Humpuss Transportasi Kimia (HTK) to transport the LNG from Bontang LNG plant in East Kalimantan to the Benoa LNG terminal under a seven-year contract. Previously, PEL scheduled the first delivery of LNG to occur on Feb. 25, 2016.
President Director of Humpuss Theo Lekatompessy confirmed to Petromindo.com that until now there has been no delivery of LNG from Bontang to Benoa.
He said that Humpuss? vessel called Triputra has been ready in Bontang since January 2.
The LNG carrier Triputra is formerly known as Surya Satsuma, which was previously used by Humpuss to transport LNG from Bontang LNG plant to Japan LNG buyers.
The Benoa LNG terminal will deliver 40 mmscfd of gas, sourced from the Bontang LNG plant, to the 200 MW PLTDG Pesanggaran diesel and gas power plant owned by PT Indonesia Power, a subsidiary of state owned electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak