Answering Community Concerns, Bahlil Will Form A Team To Ensure Fuel Specification

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia revealed that he would soon form a team to ensure the specifications of fuel oil (BBM). This is an answer to public unrest regarding fuel circulating. The fuel specifications will refer to the provisions set by the Natural Oil and Gas Institute (Lemigas).

"We will arrange a team well to provide certainty for people to buy oil based on specifications and prices," Bahlil told the media crew at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building, Wednesday, February 26.

Bahlil also said that he made improvements to the import permit for fuel from what was previously carried out during the year to once every 6 months.

"That's why now, our import permits for fuel are not one year at a time. We make it every six months, so that there is an evaluation per three months," he added.

In addition, oil that was previously exported to be processed abroad will also be stopped so that it can be processed at a refinery owned by Indonesia.

"It's a good one, we'll tell you to blunder. Later, what was previously unprocessable in the country, now we ask that it be processed domestically," said Bahlil.

Not only that, crude oil that does not meet specifications will also be asked to be processed and mixed so that it meets the necessary standards at domestic refineries.

"From all oil production that was previously exported, in our time now, we don't allow exports. Later what is good, we will order blending. Later what was previously unprocessable in the country, now we ask that it be processed domestically," said Bahlil.