The subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina, PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas) has started construction on 271 km pipeline from Gresik in East Java to Semarang in Central Java. The project is a part of the programme to develop integrated gas infrastructure in Java. It supports the government’s programme to change the industry’s petroleum-based fuel consumption into gas. The pipeline, currently being built by a consortium of PT Wijaya Karya, PT Remaja Bangun Kencana Kontraktor and PT Kelsri, will have a capacity of 500 mmscfd. The $515.7 million pipeline project will take 18 months to complete and is slated for commissioning in the first half of 2016.
