Tangguh supply terminal PGN regasifikasi

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Tangguh supply terminal PGN regasifikasi

Friday, 12 February 2010 09:23

JAKARTA: Terminal regasifikasi and shelter (floating storage and re-gasification terminal / FSRT) would obtain gas supply from Tangguh LNG project, 1.5 million tons per year.
Facilities to be built regasifikasi company PT Gas Negara (PGN) Tbk in Belawan, Medan is enjoying Tangguh gas transfer previously for Sempra Energy.
PGN president director Hendi P. Santoso said it had discussed with the Executive Agency for Upstream Oil and Gas (BP Migas) to secure the gas supply to the continuation requirements FSRT project.

"According to BP Migas, will try to ensure we get the supply from Sempra diversion," Hendi said in a hearing with Commission VII of the House yesterday.

Head of BP Migas R. Priyono admitted his party was seeking to divert supply from Tangguh Sempra is the facility to be built PGN. Sempra gas supply to the PIM will be allocated from Bontang.

"It [Sempra] will be distributed to the PGN, not a PIM. For the PIM, will be resolved from Bontang," he said.

Sempra diversion known gas capacity of 1.8 million tons. Deputy Operations Control BP Migas Budi Indianto mention of that volume, 0.3 million tons will be supplied for the needs of industry and electricity on Bali, the rest are still being considered for fertilizer, or electricity.

Gas to be accommodated and diregasifikasi in Belawan FSRT it will be supplied to industrial and power plants in the area of PLN's North Sumatra.

Moreover, PGN has signed a memorandum of understanding with the PLN-related commitments at December 30, 2009.

Despite the availability of more certain gas for electricity, PLN is ready to share with PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja (Pusri) Palembang.

Dahlan Iskan PLN director insists the company will allocate a quota of gas to the Pusri pembangkitnya in order to maintain continuity of production of fertilizer in the company.

"We are not willing to die so that we Pusri willing to supply gas to Pusri we provide, if the gas sources can no longer supply gas to Pusri," he explained recently in Palembang.

Purchase agreement

On the other hand, Hendi expect memorandum of agreement (MoA) for the sale and purchase of gas supplies to FSRT in West Java with Pertamina gas sales immediately into agreement (GSA).

PGN, Pertamina is known to have committed a total commitment MoA-Inpex to the gas supply as many as 11.75 million tons over 10 years.

Meanwhile, the associated clarity FSRT supply to PGN's West Java, BP Migas promising change the status of the memorandum of agreement (MoA) of the Mahakam gas into a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) within 6 months.

"No need for a hearing [RDP] again to decide the supply of gas to FSRT. From our 3-month Hoa [head of agreement] has to be signed and 6 months of the existing SPA," said Priyono.

As a prospective customer, PLN is expressed readiness to buy gas from FSRT, Jabar although partly imported gas is valued around U.S. $ 9-US $ 10 per million British thermal units (Btu).

"PLN is prepared to buy gas from FSRT for U.S. $ 9 - U.S. $ 10 per million Btu. That's better than burning fuel much more expensive," he explained yesterday.

Dahlan rate FSRT option is to buy from the best option than other alternatives, such as waiting for the supply of gas from domesik.

As is known, FSRT will use 11.75 million tons of gas to be imported from the Mahakam block, owned by Total E & P Indonesie and Inpex Corporation.