BENGKULU - Member of the Seluma Regency DPRD Bengkulu Province Febrinanda Putra Pratama said the retail price of fuel oil (BBM) in Seluma Regency, Bengkulu Province, reached Rp. 30,000 per liter.
"Currently, the people of Seluma Regency are facing serious problems, the scarcity of fuel that has been going on in the last few days. In some areas, the retail price of fuel has even reached Rp. 30,000 per liter, a number that is very strangled for small communities, fishermen, farmers, and local business actors," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, May 25.
He asked Pertamina to act immediately to immediately distribute fuel to Bengkulu.
"I openly and personally ask the regent to immediately coordinate with the governor to immediately summon the relevant parties, including the Trade Department and Pertamina, to ask for an explanation as well as a quick solution to this problem," he said.
According to him, the need for fuel is the lifeblood and economy of the community.
Febrinanda said all social and economic activities would be paralyzed when the fuel supply was disrupted.
"I also urge the local and central governments to review the distribution of fuel in the regions, especially to remote areas such as Seluma Regency. We do not want the community to continue to be victims," he said.
Then in Bengkulu City, gas stations experienced a shortage of stocks, people had difficulty getting fuel supplies, even from retailers.
"This morning (Sunday 25/5) I went around to close gas stations, even at Pertamina (cers) it was also empty, there was one that opened earlier, the price was Rp. 16,000, and even then I didn't get it, ran out first," said Bengkulu City resident Mrs. Tria.
Rare Fuel
The Indonesian Red and White Pertashop Association (HPMPI) stated that the scarcity of fuel oil products (BBM) did not only occur in Seluma Regency, but in almost all districts and cities in Bengkulu Province experienced the same thing.
This was due to the cessation of Pertamina Bengkulu's fuel supply through distribution by sea.
The issue is the result of the silting of the Baai Island Port channel, Bengkulu City, which has occurred for almost the last 2 months.
As an alternative, Pertamina must distribute fuel by land from neighboring provinces, and the distribution will certainly experience limitations and of course high operational costs.
"We from Pertashop entrepreneurs have experienced more severe things, namely experiencing delays in delivery of fuel 7-14 days from the original H+1.
"Because our fuel delivery is via land and further from the opposite province, namely South Sumatra, Pertamina has made maximum efforts, but the number of supplies has not been able to meet the needs of the people in Bengkulu," said the General Chairperson of the HPMPI DPP Steven.
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The only solution, he said, was to immediately complete the dredging of the Baai Island Port channel in Bengkulu City, so that the flow in and out of ships loaded with large ports could return smoothly, including Pertamina's fuel carriers.
"We hope that Baai Island Port will return to normal soon, so that fuel for Bengkulu province can be re-supplyed from the Baai Island fuel depot," he said.
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