JAKARTA - PT Pertamina (Persero) has confirmed that there will be no oil spills into the sea from the Christian MT ship that caught fire in Mataram waters.
Acting Area Manager Comm, Rel & CSR Pertamina Patra Niaga Jatimbalinus Taufiq Kurniawan said, based on the results of temporary monitoring, there was no oil spill in the waters.
"However, to anticipate that around the ship an oil boom has been installed from Patra Niaga Ampenan so that if there is a spill it can be localized," Taufik told the media, Monday, March 27.
Although the ship carrying Pertalite caught fire, he ensured that the supply of fuel in the area was still safe.
"Supply BBM for the Lombok area, we ensure that the stock is safe, supply fuel for Lombok through the Integrated Ampenan Terminal and Budget Fuel Terminal, Bali is ensured to be safe with the current stock position of Pertalite of 4,200 KL in the Sanggaran, while in Ampenan the stock of Pertalite is 3,200 KL," said Taufiq.
Regarding the incident, to maintain fuel stock security, Pertamina also made efforts to divert supply. For IT Ampenan, a supply transfer will be carried out with the MT Olivya ship with a cargo of 2,500 kl which is currently in the western waters of the Bima Regency.
Meanwhile, the Budget BBM terminal will be transferred by land supply from IT Manggis Bali while waiting for the next supply ship from MT Elisabeth I, which carries a total of 1000 kl of Pertalite, will arrive for the dock tomorrow morning at thegaran.
Just so you know, MT Kristin, who carries a cargo of 5,900 kiloliters (KL) of Pertalite, was originally scheduled to dock for loading at the Ampenan Fuel Terminal of 2700 kg and the remaining 3,200 KL will continue their journey to the Sanggaran BBM Terminal, Bali after that.
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