Indonesia Eyes 120,000 bpd of Iran’s Crude
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Indonesia plans to buy 120,000 barrels per day of Iranian crude oil, an official with Pertamina, an Indonesian state-owned oil and natural gas corporation, said Friday.
The official told Reuters that Tehran and Jakarta will discuss next week a short-term agreement for 120,000 bpd of Iran’s crude for a refinery in Central Java.
The report added that an Indonesian delegation, led by Oil Minister Sudirman Said, will visit Iran next week to also discuss possible import deals for Iranian Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and oil investments in the Middle East country.
"The price of Iran's crude is much cheaper ... but it can only match the Cilacap refinery," Indonesia's OPEC governor Widhyawan Prawiraatmadja told reporters late Thursday.
Iran is also offering five oil and gas blocks for Pertamina to invest in, Prawiraatmadja said.
Last month, Iran loaded its first cargo of oil to Europe since implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a lasting nuclear deal between Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).
A tanker for France’s Total SA and vessels chartered for Chinese and Spanish companies were loaded at Iran’s southern island of Kharg.
The JCPOA, which took effect on January 16, terminated all nuclear-related sanctions on Iran.