Pertamina mulling bunkering facilities in Java

Portworld, 7th January 2010 05:09 GMT

Indonesia's state-owned oil firm PT Pertamina and port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II are planning to develop bunkering facilities in Java.

The bunkering facilities would be at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port and at a proposed refinery at Bojanegara Harbor in Banten Province in the west of Java.

The plans were outlined in a statement from Pertamina on Tuesday.

There are also plans to develop LPG terminals at other ports in Java managed by Pelabuhan Indonesia II.

The two state-run firms have signed an agreement to look into building the facilities in an effort to ''overcome problems with the national energy supply chain'', the statement said.

The cooperation will also include buying and selling fuel and lubricants and sharing of port facilities managed by Pelabuhan Indonesia II.

When contacted by Bunkerworld on Thursday, sources from Pertamina could not provide further details of the planned bunkering facilities.