Requires Minimum 80 Percent Gas Station Occupancy, Pertamina Guarantees Safe Fuel Stock For Eid Homecoming

Pertamina gas station. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Pertamina (Persero) guarantees the availability and safe distribution of fuel oil (BBM) after Eid al-Fitr 2022 (1443 H). For this reason, people who do back and forth do not need to worry about fuel shortages.

Pertamina's Director of Logistics and Infrastructure Mulyono who is also the Head of the Pertamina 2022 Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr Task Force (Satgas Rafi) said all distribution agencies on the homecoming route had been checked for preparations for the 2022 Eid homecoming return.

From observations in the field, all Public Fuel Filling Stations (SPBU) are ready with the availability of fuel which is considered to be in a safe condition.

"We have checked starting from D+1 Lebaran in preparation for the return flow. The officers (Pertamina workers) in the field and gas stations on the homecoming route along the island of Java are all ready and safe," said Mulyono in his statement to the media, Thursday. May 5th.

For that, said Mulyono, his party implemented a policy so that the availability or stock of fuel in the planting tanks at gas stations was at least 80 percent.

"The stock of gas stations has been maintained at a minimum of 80 percent of the storage tank capacity. And we have also prepared pocket gas stations, namely tank cars that have been filled with fuel that are on standby if needed," he said.

Mulyono also appealed to people traveling back and forth to be calm and not to worry about fuel shortages at gas stations. The peak of the homecoming return itself is estimated to occur on May 6-8 2022.

"The public does not need to worry because Pertamina has ensured that the stock of fuel for backflow is safe. Not only for land transportation modes, but also for sea and air transportation modes, we have ensured that they are sufficient," he said.

Not only conducting field visits, Mulyono said, Pertamina's board of directors and management also monitored data on the availability and distribution of fuel through the Pertamina Integrated Enterprise Data and Center Command (PIEDCC), which is an information center for energy distribution starting from upstream, refineries, shipping, terminals. BBM, to gas stations for 24 hours in real time.

"We also have the Rafi Task Force, which will continue to be on standby and work up to a week after Eid. This team is on standby 24 hours to ensure the availability and distribution of safe energy for the community," said Mulyono.

In the face of the 2022 Eid al-Fitr homecoming, Pertamina has carried out maximum efforts. More than 7,000 gas stations are guaranteed safe stock, including 1,370 gas stations in potential route areas (toll lanes, tourist routes, logistics routes) operating 24 hours. More than 48 thousand LPG agents and outlets have also been on standby for up to 24 hours specifically in areas with high demand during Ramadan and Eid.

Pertamina also operates 84 Kiosk Pertamina Siaga spread over 47 locations providing Pertamax and Dex series. Motorist, namely delivery services for BBM (Pertamax/Dex series) for consumers in congested locations are also prepared as many as 339 units. Tank cars that are alerted as bags/reserves for fuel supply are also prepared for up to 154 units