Pertamina Boss Denies One Stop Import

JAKARTA - President Director of PT Pertamina (Persero) Simon Aloysius Mantiri firmly denied the practice of importing one-stop fuel through Pertamina.

Simon said that the import of fuel carried out through Pertamina was only the remaining fuel quota for the remainder of 2025. On the same occasion, Simon also denied that Pertamina had a monopoly.

"So again, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has said that once again there is no monopoly by Pertamina," Simon explained, quoted on Saturday, September 20.

He added that the government had allocated import quotas to each business entity since the beginning of 2025 of 10 percent of the 2024 quota plus 10 percent.

"At the same time straightening out that Pertamina does not import one door. Because the import policy is in accordance with the previous one, it is through their respective business entities," he explained.

Simon emphasized that even if there is one door import, all import allocations will be given only to Pertamina since the beginning of the year.

"But the import allocation has been given to all Pertamina and private gas stations," said Simon.

He said that the government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources only suggested importing the fuel quota through Pertamina. In this regard, all business entities also agreed to import base fuel with Pertamina's import quota.

For information, base fuel is a fuel with pure octane levels without an additive mixture.

"Of course, in collaboration with Pertamina, I have also conveyed to all that we are both children of our nation in collaboration to provide the best service for the community," he said.

Based on data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Pertamina Patra Niaga still has a remaining import quota of 34 percent or around 7.52 million kiloliters. This figure is considered sufficient to meet additional allocations for private gas stations until December 2025 of 571,748 kiloliters.