BP to fully resume East Java gas supply<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc. completed on Friday the
\nrepair work on leaks at its gas pipelines in East Java, a
\nstatement from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said.<\/p>\n
The ministry said that gas supply to various industries in
\nEast Java could be fully resumed beginning Saturday.<\/p>\n
The gas leak incident occurred on Dec. 29, prompting BP to
\nshut down five of the 14 wells in the Pagerungan gas fields. The
\nshutdown caused gas supply to fall down to 100 million standard
\ncubic feet per day (MMSCFD) from the normal 180 MMSCFD.<\/p>\n
Among the major companies affected by the supply cut were
\nstate-owned electricity company PT PLN Gresik, fertilizer firm PT
\nPetrokimia Gresik and gas firm PT PGN, which distributes gas to
\nvarious other industries.<\/p>\n
BP has a specific contract as the sole supplier of gas in East
\nJava. The contract stipulates that it will supply up to 600
\nMMSCFD to East Java until 2010. Other companies are only allowed
\nin the market if demand exceeds 600 MMSCFD.<\/p>\n
BP has been criticized for the gas pipeline leaks. President
\nof state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina Baihaki Hakim said
\nthe leaks were partly caused by BP's negligence in maintaining
\nits pipelines.<\/p>",
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