Indonesia and Bangladesh to cooperate on the sale of natural liquefied natural gas (LNG). Later PT Pertamina will supply LNG for the needs of two units of Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) with a capacity of 1,000 mmscfd through Petrobangla. The LNG will be used for power plants in the country.
ESDM Minister Ignatius Jonan said that this cooperation is the first time for Pertamina to supply LNG to other countries. Although this cooperation was opened through intergovernmental cooperation, LNG trading still considers the scale of business.
"Business cooperation based on commercial value in accordance with good relations between the two countries," said Jonan after signing a cooperation with Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh in the Office of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Friday (15/9).
Gas Director of Pertamina Yenni Andayani said that Pertamina's initiative of cooperation is intended to develop the gas infrastructure business or LNG to South and Southeast Asia market such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Philippines and Myanmar.
"Pertamina has submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) or an integrated proposal of LNG to power to the Minister of Energy Bangladesh August 31, 2017, "he said.
Pertamina, has also initiated to form a consortium with international partners and local Bangladeshi partners.
"The consortium is currently preparing an unsolited electricity solution proposal which is an integrated project from starting LNG supply to supplying electricity to the Government of Bangladesh," Yenni said.
Yenni said the consideration of expanding the business to Bangladesh is to develop new markets outside of Pertamina's traditional markets namely Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
Nasrul Hamid Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh declared cooperation with Indonesia through Pertamina is very important, because Bangladesh needs supply of LNG. Because their LNG reserves are running low due to the drop in LNG production. Bangladesh is currently building two FSRU facilities. The purchase of gas from Pertamina is needed to supply the FSRU requirement when completed in 2018.
"We are currently finalizing the construction of two FSRU infrastructure with a capacity of 1,000 mmscfd," he said.
Most of the LNG supply from Pertamina will be used to meet the needs of power plants in Bangladesh.
"We are building a 24,000 MW power plant in 2021 and 40,000 MW by 2031," explained Nasrul Hamid.
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Pertamina Memasok Kebutuhan LNG Bangladesh
Indonesia dan Bangladesh bekerjasama jual-beli gas alam cair atau liquefied natural gas (LNG). Nantinya PT Pertamina akan memasok LNG untuk kebutuhan dua unit Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) berkapasitas 1.000 mmscfd melalui Petrobangla. LNG itu akan digunakan untuk pembangkit listrik di negara itu.
Menteri ESDM Ignasius Jonan menyebut, kerjasama ini merupakan kali pertama bagi Pertamina untuk memasok LNG ke negara lain. Meskipun kerjasama ini dibuka melalui kerjasama antar pemerintahan, jual beli LNG tetap mempertimbangkan tingkat skala bisnis.
"Kerjasama bisnis berdasarkan nilai komersial sesuai dengan hubungan baik antara kedua negara," kata Jonan usai meneken kerjasama dengan Menteri Power, Energi, dan Sumber Daya Mineral Bangladesh di Kantor Kementerian ESDM, Jumat (15/9).
Direktur Gas Pertamina Yenni Andayani bilang, inisiasi kerjasama sebenarnya dilakukan Pertamina yang berkeinginan mengembangkan bisnis infrastruktur gas atau LNG ke pasar Asia Selatan dan Asia Tenggara antara lain Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Filipina, dan Myanmar.
"Pertamina telah menyampaikan expression of interest (EOI) atau proposal integrated LNG to power kepada Menteri Energi Bangladesh 31 Agustus 2017," ujarnya.
Pertamina, juga telah berinisiatif membentuk konsorsium dengan mitra internasional dan mitra lokal Bangladesh.
"Konsorsium saat ini sedang menyiapkan proposal unsolited electricity solution yang merupakan proyek terintegrasi dari mulai pasokan LNG sampai dengan penyediaan listrik ke Pemerintah Bangladesh," kata Yenni.
Yenni bilang, pertimbangan melakukan ekspansi bisnis ke Bangladesh adalah untuk mengembangkan pasar baru di luar pasar tradisional Pertamina yaitu Jepang, Korea Selatan, dan Taiwan.
Nasrul Hamid Menteri Power, Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral Bangladesh menyatakan kerjasama dengan Indonesia melalui Pertamina sangat penting, karena Bangladesh butuh pasokan LNG. Karena cadangan LNG mereka menipis seiring dengan anjloknya produksi LNG. Bangladesh saat ini sedang membangun dua fasilitas FSRU. Pembelian gas dari Pertamina dibutuhkan untuk memasok kebutuhan FSRU tersebut saat rampung pada 2018 mendatang.
"Saat ini kami sedang finalisasi pembangunan infrastruktur dua FSRU berkapasitas 1.000 mmscfd," ungkapnya.
Sebagian besar pasokan LNG dari Pertamina akan digunakan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pembangkit listrik di Bangladesh.
"Kami sedang membangun pembangkit listrik 24.000 MW pada 2021 dan 40.000 MW di tahun 2031," terang Nasrul Hamid.
Kontan, Page-14, Saturday, Sept 16, 2017
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