Pertamina Guarantees Fuel And LPG Stocks In Ambon To Be Conducive Until The End Of 2023

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AMBON - Sales in the retail manager area of PT. Pertamina Patra Niaga Ambon Angga Yudiwinata Putra said the stock of fuel oil and LPG was maintained until December 2023.

"The fuel and LPG stock for Maluku is conducive to household needs such as 37.4 days of kerosine or 4,862 kilo liters, then Elpiji has stock security for 170 days or around 850 matric tons," said Angga, quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, December 10.

Then for the land transportation sector, Pertamina has 48.2 days of stock security, which is around 6,555 liters, 198 days of Pertamax or 11,484 Kl, 12.3 days of diesel 14,870 Kl.

"For the aviation division, we have avtur stock resilience of around 124 days or 7,068 tons," he said.

According to him, the availability of fuel and LPG towards the end of this year has also been conveyed by Pertamina in a hearing with Commission II of the Maluku DPRD.

This fuel stock is simultaneous and every day there is a shipment of fuel and gas because in Maluku this is for eastern Indonesia, the tendency is relatively safe.

Because Maluku must be secured, and if not, the stock in Papua and North Maluku will be disrupted, considering that a third of eastern Indonesia depends on the Wayame Ambon fuel terminal which distributes around 21 fuel terminals in Papua and North Maluku.

Pertamina also prepares additional services such as standby gas stations that are established in five strategic locations for homecoming activities or travel by residents.

The gas stations are scattered on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Ambon City, Masohi (Central Maluku), Aru Islands Regency, and Saumlaki (Tanimbar Islands Regency), as well as one gas station on standby in Southwest Maluku Regency.

Then for the Elpiji agent, a task force was also formed, especially for all 5.5 kg and 12 kg LPG distributors.

Pertamina has also prepared a homecoming clinic for health posts for residents who travel before and after the Christmas and New Year celebrations.

"We have coordinated both internally with Pertamina institutions in the Papua and Maluku regions and then formed a task force team that served two weeks before Christmas 2023 until two weeks after the 2024 New Year celebration," he said.

In addition, Pertamina also provides delivery services for both LPG and BBM as well as alerting contact centers for stock monitoring and activities at gas stations.

"We also communicate and coordinate both externally and internally with the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources, Police, Telkom for this task force activity," he said.

Pertamina also conducts socialization and pays attention to the safety factors in the fuel distribution agency.