Gas pipeline opening canceled<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie canceled on Thursday the
\nplanned dedication of a gas pipeline in central Sumatra owned by
\nstate gas distribution company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN)
\nfollowing a land dispute involving one of the company's clients.<\/p>\n
The president was scheduled to dedicate the operation of the
\n536-kilometer gas pipeline Thursday morning from the Bina Graha
\npresidential office.<\/p>\n
No official explanation for the cancellation was available at
\nthe palace.<\/p>\n
PGN started operating the pipeline in Oct. 1 to transport
\nnatural gas from the Grisik gas fields in South Sumatra, owned by
\nCanada's Gulf Resources, to the Duri oil field in Riau, owned by
\nPT Caltex Pacific Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Gulf was recently accused by PT Sentosa Mulia Bahagia of using
\n57 hectares of its land in South Sumatra for the development of
\nits gas pipelines without providing compensation, which it said
\namounted to at least Rp 16 billion (US$2 million). (jsk\/prb)<\/p>",
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