Boost Domestic Supply, Nusantara Regas And PGN LNG Increase LNG Vessels Supply

Illustration of LNG ship (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Nusantara Regas together with PT PGN LNG Indonesia (PGN LNG) signed an Amendment to the Supporting Fleet Leasing Cooperation Agreement in order to increase the availability of a fleet of LNG carrier vessels for domestic needs in Indonesia.

This signing was carried out by the Main Director of NR, Harry Budi Sidharta, and the Main Director of PGN LNG, Nofrizal in Jakarta on Thursday 9 February.

The two companies under the Gas Subholding work together to utilize the fleet of ships in order to support the process of berthing and offshore ships carrying out LNG transfers from LNG transporting ships to the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU).

Through this agreement, both NR and PGN LNG will become more flexible and mutually more optimal in operating their supporting fleets.

"We express our gratitude to PGN LNG for being able to work together and together we can create asset optimization in the Gas Subholding scope. This also spurs us to improve our service even better," explained Harry Budi Sidharta in an official statement, Tuesday 14 February.

In line with Nusantara Regas, PGN LNG also expressed its optimism for this continued collaboration.

"This momentum is the completion of the collaboration that has been going well for the last five years. We are very open if there is future business potential that can be synergized so that it can provide benefits in the Gas Subholding environment," said Nofrizal.

It is known that currently, Nusantara Regas uses three tug boats as supporting facilities when the process of docking and undocking for LNG filling in the West Java FSRU area. Meanwhile, PGN LNG has two tug boats to support FSRU Lampung activities.

Nusantara Regas is part of the Pertamina Gas Subholding which has the main business of receiving, storing, and regasifying LNG through the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) in Jakarta Bay and the Onshore Receiving Facilities (ORF) Muara Karang, Jakarta.

This gas is intended to provide 60 percent of the energy needs of the PLN power plant in the Jakarta and western parts of Java. NR also contributes to the utilization of natural gas for electricity generation in order to be able to reduce fuel subsidies, as well as encourage the use of energy that is more environmentally friendly.