Pertagas, PLN discuss gas supply

PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas), a subsidiary of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina, is in talks with state power producer PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) on gas supplies for the latter in 2011.

"We are sitting together to negotiate gas supply for PLN power plants next year. A memorandum of understanding will be signed later," Pertagas' operation director Harjana Kodiyat told Petromindo.com.

PLN's primary energy director Nur Pamuji said the company consumed 285 Tera-bbtud of gas in 2010. Next year it will need gas supplies amounting to 293 Tera-bbtud, 90 percent of which has been secured. (godang)