Makassar, S Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - A Taiwanese natural oil processing company, Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC), will start producing different types of fuel oil in Selayar regency, South Sulawesi province next year.
Deputy Selayar Regent Nurhamsinah said here Wednesday after presenting the plan to South Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo, that production will be started after moving the company's oil plant from Kaoshiung, Taiwan, to Selayar.
"The permit for the transfer and production is still in the process. The Taiwanese side will invite the Indonesia's economic ministry to Taiwan on July 8 and a return visit to Indonesia will be conducted on July 17," he said.
He believed that the moving and building of the oil plant will soon be completed because only the materials will be moved as they are already ready for installation.
The regency government provides the location for building the 2.8 billion US dollar plant in north of Selayar island on 1,000 hectares.
In the first year, the production capacity of Taiwan CPC may reach 100 thousand barrels per day. It will be raised regularly in line with the production in Taiwan reaching 220 thousand barrels per day.
Before that, he added, East Kalimantan was also interested in fixing the Taiwanese oil plant, but CPC chose Selayar and the central government has issued a permit to build the project in Selayar.
South Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo hoped the plan could be realized soon this year.
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