Pertamina to Launch First VLGC in Fleet

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Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company, PT Pertamina (Jakarta), in February was readying the launch of its first large-scale LPG carrier, the Pertamina Gas I, which has a capacity of 50,000 tons, reports the Jakarta Post. Pertamina director for trade and marketing, Hanung Budya, said the VLGC was among the world's largest and most technologically advanced, and is aimed at reinforcing the company's tanker fleet. "This tanker will strengthen the stock resiliency and expedite LPG distribution, especially in the eastern part of Indonesia," he said. Pertamina president-director Karen Agustiawan was scheduled to inaugurate the VLGC on Sambu Island in the Riau Islands, together with six other downstream oil and gas projects.