Pertamina to import trial HSD cargo from Russia

State oil and gas company Pertamina said Tuesday it would sign contract to import a trial cargo of high-speed diesel from Russia.

Pertamina director Suroso Atmomartoyo told reporters that the trial cargo of 600,000 barrels of HSD would due December this year.He said the contract would be signed within the next few days.

He said if the product fit Pertamina?s requirement, it would sign three-year contract with the Russian firm. He did not give the firm?s name. He added that product would be priced in par with MOPS. (alex/godang)