Anticipating Year-End Extreme Weather, Pertamina Build Up Stock

JAKARTA - PT Pertamina (Persero) ensures that fuel oil (BBM) supplies throughout Indonesia remain available despite the risk of extreme weather at the end of the year.

Pertamina's President Director, Simon Aloysius Mantiri, said that to anticipate extreme weather that often occurs at the end of the year, his party builds up stock so that fuel supplies remain available. This build-up is carried out, especially in locations and islands that are difficult to reach and remote areas.

"Anticipation of the weather is annual, we have to build up stock in advance, especially for places that are far away, islands that are a bit remote," Simon told the media crew, Wednesday, November 19.

On the other hand, continued Simon, Pertamina has also formed the 2025 Christmas Task Force and 2026 New Year (Nataru Task Force), which will run from November 13, 2025 to January 11, 2026. With the start of the Task Force, Pertamina

With the 2025 Christmas Task Force and 2026 New Year's, Simon said Pertamina is trying to ensure the availability and distribution of national energy remains safe and smooth during the long year-end holiday period.

"Thus, we will continue to monitor day by day so that the readiness of the distribution of energy for Nataru 2026 runs smoothly," said Simon.

In order to maintain energy operations during the Nataru Task Force period, PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) as Upstream Subholding is committed to maintaining the availability of domestic crude oil supply of 31.5 million barrels (Bbl) for the needs of refineries throughout the time of the task force.

Meanwhile, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga has alerted 117 fuel terminals (TBBM), 43 LPG Terminals (TLPG), and 72 Aircraft Charging Depots (DPPU) in a fully ready-to-operation condition.

Efforts to strengthen are also carried out through increasing operational stocks in locations that have the potential to experience a surge in demand, stock consignment in vulnerable areas, and increasing the reliability of laboratory equipment to ensure product quality. Quality supervision at gas stations is also carried out regularly so that there are no quality deviations (off-specification).

To ensure services to the community, Pertamina Patra Niaga also provides supporting energy services on potential routes, namely toll roads, tourist routes and main routes. Energy services consist of 1,866 gas stations operating 24 hours a day, 57 fuel and Kiosk service points pertamina Siaga, and 188 units of Motorist/Pertamina Delivery Service as Pertamina's quick response efforts to approach consumers when needed.

In addition, 1,819 Pertamina Delivery Service Bright Gas, as well as 6,154 LPG agents. Pertamina also provides 209 units of fuel tankers that are on standby around gas stations, as well as 26 units of MyPertamina Serambi or resting locations that people can use when they are tired of driving.