BPH Migas Records Subsidized Fuel Abuse Until May 2022 Reaches 181,583 Liters

One of the filling machines for fuel oil (BBM) was installed by police after it was sealed at a gas station on Jalan Soekarno Hatta, Palu, Central Sulawesi. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) recorded the alleged misuse of fuel oil (BBM) until May 2022 reaching 257,455 liters.

Head of BPH Migas, Erika Retnowati, said that the amount was an accumulation of fraud from three provinces where the practice of fraud was highest, namely, East Java, West Java and Jambi.

"This amount is the volume of evidence that meets the criminal elements of articles 54 and 55 of Law no. 22 of 2001 on Oil and Gas. Not all of them do meet the criminal element, some are suspected but do not meet the criminal element and 26,000 are found," Erika said at a hearing. Opinion with Commission VII DPR RI, Thursday 23 June.

He detailed, from these deviations there were several types of deviations, namely in the form of deviations from subsidized diesel fuel of 176,783 liters, mixed fuel of 49,422 liters, subsidized kerosene of 3,925 liters, sales without a license for Ron 90 BBM of 875 liters and misuse of non-subsidized diesel fuel did not meet the requirements. criminal element of 26,000 liters.

Erika added, BPH Migas is active in carrying out routine field surveillance efforts by cooperating with the TNI, BIN, and Ditintelkam Polri.

From the results of the supervision, said Erika, BPH Migas found official vehicles belonging to officials using subsidized fuel.

These findings were obtained based on the results of sampling from checking at 5,518 gas stations.

He added that there was also subsidized fuel filling into the modified car tanks.

"There is filling in a car with a modified tank, we often find it. Then, for example, filling in official cars or red plates, that's not allowed," said Erika.