By: Abdul Razak) *
The government guarantees the availability of fuel stock (BBM) during the end of the holidays in 2019. These efforts are taken as a form of the presence of the state in the community and expedite the mobility of people who want to travel.
To ensure the availability and smooth distribution of fuel at the end of 2019, Pertamina has formed a task force (task force) that has been on duty since 18 December 2020 and added fuel and LPG stockpiles. That according to Pertamina Marketing Operation Region V – East Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara is a strategy to optimize the distribution of energy needs during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
According to him, the Task Force Team will play a special role in monitoring and coordinating the distribution of fuel and LPG ranging from strengthening stocks, smooth distribution on the road, to monitoring conditions on the ground. Previously, Pertamina has also added stock in all Pertamina fuel terminals to anticipate an increase in consumption, starting on January 1, 2019. PT Pertamina projects that gasline fuel consumption will reach 28,000 kilometers per day.
To ensure the availability of fuel oil (BBM), Pertamina prepares various facilities during the long holiday period at the end of 2019. In an effort to improve services. Pertamina prepares Pertamina Delivery Services (PDS) which provides packaging fuel. Its position is in Merak, Jalarta-Cikampek-Cipali Toll Road, starting from Km 42 to Km 130.
During the Christmas and New Year holidays, Pertamina has the duty to distribute sufficient energy in the field. Pertamina serves for extra services for Pertamina customers. Pertamina also has extra services and the Government and Sharing about energy and the contack center team and CSR Corporate Social Responsibility activation.
In addition, Pertamina also educates and shares is a form of additional contribution to Pertamina for the community, this education is a form of Pertamina to continue to improve the community to always use fuel according to vehicle specifications, safety campaigns and utilize Pertamina 135 Call Center and other media.
On different occasions the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources or ESDM, Arifin Tasrif ensured that the stock of fuel oil or fuel in a number of areas that were the center of the celebration of the Christmas holiday, such as in North Sumatra, Southeast Sulawesi and North Sulawesi.
He said he acknowledged that Pertamina had prioritized these areas in order to get a more priority allocation of fuel supplies. Overall, Arifin ensured that the adequacy of the current BBM stock owned by the government was sufficient, and was able to accommodate the needs of fuel in all regions of Indonesia in the Christmas season and the new year this time.
Previously, Fajriyah Usman as Vice President of Corporate Communication Pertamina explained that the national fuel stock reached 25 days, while the LPG stock was 15 days. According to him the number tends to be dynamic and follows an upward trend ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
In addition to stock safety, Fajriyah also complied with several fuel products such as avtur and diesel, even in a surplus condition. This is inseparable from the support of domestic crude oil supply from PSCs operating in Indonesia, so that the resistance of refineries is increasing.
Pertamina is noted to have extensive energy infrastructure throughout the country. With 1112 TBBM, 9,677 Kilometers of pipelines, approximately 10,000 tankers and 6,781 gas stations throughout Indonesia. Readiness towards the end of the year is shown by Pertamina by having a complete infrastructure network for distribution. Then there are alternative and emergency regulatory distribution schemes to ensure the availability of fuel for the people of Indonesia.
Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency or BPH Migas which predicts the need for fuel or fuel at the momentum of Christmas and New Year 2019-2020, around 2,289.6 kiloliters. The Head of BPH Migas, Fasnshurullah Asa explained, the need is that big with the assumption of calculating the need for fuel from Christmas D-7 until D-14 in the new year 2020.
He also provided assurance that BPH Migas was ready to become the coordinator of the fuel supply and distribution post in the momentum of Christmas and the New Year 2020. He also detailed that the highest fuel demand generally occurred on December 31, which reached 124.31 KL. Meanwhile the average daily consumption ranges from 87 KL to 124 KL.
This anticipatory step of the government certainly deserves to be appreciated. In addition to formulating policies related to BBM, the Government also dares to guarantee the smooth distribution of BBM in all regions in Indonesia.
