INDONESIA’S state-owned gas utility PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) has awarded a $38.1-m pipe-supply contract to a consortium of PT Bakrie Pipe Industries and PT Bumi Kaya Steel Industries.
The companies will supply 272km of 4-in through to 24-in pipe to be used in a gas distribution system in West Java that will be installed in areas around Cikampek, Karawang, Bekasi, Bogor, Jakarta, Tangerang, and Banten. PGN plans to connect the distribution network to its Gresik and Pagardewa plants in South Sumatra, enabling the supply of 650m cuft/d gas. The first pipe deliveries are expected in March.