By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 26 -- Indonesia's state-owned gas company Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) plans to build a 493 km natural gas pipeline from Duri field in Riau Province to cities in North Sumatra by July 2007, some 5 months ahead of schedule, reported OPEC News Agency.
PGN will buy 120 MMcfd of gas from Kondur Petroleum SA and transport 100 MMcfd to Asahan Power Corp.'s 600 Mw power plant in North Sumatra. The pipeline initially will transport 80 MMcfd, increasing to 120 MMcfd over 20 years.
The $300 million Duri-Dumai-Medan transmission line also will transport gas from other fields along its route through South Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, and North Sumatra provinces.