Pertagas Collaborates With KRAS To Prepare Fuel Pipes To Plumpang Terminal

Pertagas cooperated with KRAS to prepare an oil fuel pipeline (BBM) to Plumpang Terminal. (Photo: Doc. Pertagas)

JAKARTA - PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) Tbk and PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas) signed an umbrella contract to provide fuel oil pipeline services (BBM) from the Cikampek fuel terminal to Plumpang fuel terminal.

The signing was carried out by Acting President Director of Krakatau Steel M. Akbar Djohan and President Director of Pertagas Gamal Imam Santoso.

"This agreement was made by Krakatau Steel together with a pipeline manufacturer that will supply steel pipes for approximately 102 km," explained Plt. President Director of Krakatau Steel M. Akbar Djohan, Thursday, November 7.

He added that the steel pipe produced by PT Krakatau Pipe Industries with the steel raw materials Hot Rolled Coil (HRC) from Krakatau Steel uses a steel pipe with a diameter of 16 Inch Grade API (American Petroleum Institute) 5L.

The Cikampek-Plumpang BBM pipeline project will later carry fuel from the PT Pertamina International Balongan Refinery, Indramayu, through the Balongan West Java BBM Terminal to Cikampek BBM Terminal and Plumpang Fuel Terminal with a volume of about 4.6 million kilo liters/year.

Pertagas President Director Gamal Imam Santoso expressed his commitment to support national energy security through the use of domestic resources and products.

"By managing and developing a pipeline system for fuel distribution, Pertagas contributes to ensuring smooth running of vital energy that supports important sectors in Indonesia, such as transportation, industry, and electricity," said Gamal.