Indonesia starts work on 255km industrial gas pipeline
The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral on February 6 started the construction of a 255-kilometre pipeline that will supply gas for industries between Cirebon in West Java and Semarang in Central Java.
A worker checks a gas pipeline at Onshore Receiving Facilities in Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java (Source: Antara)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Indonesian Ministry ofEnergy and Mineral on February 6 started the construction of a 255-kilometre pipeline that will supplygas for industries between Cirebon in West Java and Semarang in Central Java.
According to head of theDownstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) Fanshurullah Asa, theproject, which is scheduled to be completed within the next two years, is partof Indonesia’s national strategic programme.
The pipeline has a designed capacity of between 350 and 500 million metricstandard cubic feet per day (9.9 – 14.1 million cu.m) of gas.
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This gas pipeline is considered a sustainable gas supply solution to enhancethe competitiveness of industry in Java - the world's most populous island./.
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A worker checks a gas pipeline at Onshore Receiving Facilities in Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java (Source: Antara) 
