Balikpapan Refinery RDMP Project Progress Reaches 92.42 Percent

Pertamina Indonesia Refinery (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) project of the Balikpapan Refinery operated by PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional has reached 92 percent in the first week of February 2025.

KPI President Director Taufik Aditiyawarman said the project was in the form of increasing oil processing capacity from 260,000 barrels per day to 360,000 barrels per day.

"Then the complexity of the refinery is increased to NCI 8 then the quality of fuel products produced from the Pertamina Balikpapan Refinery will be equivalent to euro V or the sulfur content is 10 ppm from what we are currently still producing with euro II," said Taufik in a Hearing Meeting with Commission XII DPR RI, Thursday, February 20.

Taufik added that the project, which is targeted to be completed in September 2025, has also increased its product variable yield from 75.3 percent to 91.8 percent. The mixed products that will be produced from the Balikpapan RDMP refinery include fuel, LPG, and petrochemicals.

He detailed that the increase in fuel production by 142,000 barrels per day, the addition of LPG production by 336,000 tons per year, petrochemical production in the form of Propilena reaching 225,000 tons per year which will be the raw material for PT Polytama Propindo Balongan.

"There are also efforts that we are currently accelerating are one to monitor and control the progress of contractors. Then there is also a plan to add reinforcement manpower and also to procure training and spare parts by Pertamina," said Wiko.