Pertamina places local order for six oil tankers

The local shipbuilders who won the tenders were PT PAL Indonesia, PT Dok dan Perkapalan Surabaya (DPS), PT Daya Radar Utama (DRU) and PT Dumas Tanjung Perak Shipyard.
PAL won a contract to build two 17,000 dwt vessels worth around $49 million, while DPS will build a 6,500 dwt vessel with an investment of around $14.5 million. DRU and Dumas won contracts to build 3,500 dwt vessels with investments of around $12.8 million for each unit.

Pertamina would also order another 3,500 dwt vessel at the same price but that the company had not decided whether it would award it to DRU or Dumas. Deliveries are expected within two years. The company currently operates 170 tankers and expects to get 47 more tankers by 2014. In January, the company said it planned to buy 12 tankers at a total cost of $333 million this year.

Back in April, Pertamina awarded contracts to construct four LPG tankers, two 23,000 dwt units from Korea’s Hyundai and two 3,500 dwt vessels to be constructed by a Chinese yard.

Pertamina is planning to open more tenders in September for three more tankers. The first is for a 3,500 dwt LPG tanker likely to be built by a domestic company. The second is for an 85,000 to 100,000 dwt crude oil tanker while the third tender is for a very large gas carrier (VLGC) with a capacity of 85,000 dwt.