Pertamina to start construction of 956 km fuel pipeline this year

State-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina said it is finalizing the front end engineering design (FEED) for the planned 956 km oil fuel pipeline project in Java as construction is expected to start end of this year.

?The FEED is in the process of being completed. Construction is expected to start end of this year,? said Pertamina Vice President for Technical Services Sofyan Yusuf in a statement Saturday.

In the first stage, Pertamina will construction a combined 401 km pipeline comprising of the Lomanis-Rewulu (180 km) section, Lomanis-Tasikmalaya (128 km), and Cikampek-Plumpang II (93 k m).

Sofyan said that total investment for the project is still being calculated. The pipeline will channel Premium Brand, automotive diesel, Pertalite brand and Pertamax brand fuel products.

Pertamina currently operates 1,283 km oil fuel pipelines in Java, and is seeking to expand the pipeline as total pipeline requirement on the island reaches 2,239 km.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak