Prepare For Delivery Of 40 KL Pertalite And 95 KL Biosolar To Karimunjawa, Pertamina Wait For Improved Weather

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

PT Pertamina has confirmed that it will immediately send 40 kiloliters of Pertalite fuel oil and 95 kiloliters of bio-solar to Karimunjawa Island, Karimunjawa District, Jepara Regency, Central Java.

"The ship has loaded the two types of fuel and is ready to sail from Semarang to the Karimunjawa gas station," said Area Manager Communications, Relations, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Central Java Regional PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Brasto Galih Nugroho reported by Antara, Wednesday, December 28.

He revealed that the delivery of Pertalite and Biosolar fuel was still waiting for the weather to improve. For now, the ship cannot be dispatched because the weather is still bad and high waves. "Of course we continue to monitor and monitor bad weather conditions and high waves in the Java Sea," he said.

In addition, he added, PT Pertamina also always coordinates with relevant agencies regarding weather conditions and sailing permits while still prioritizing sailing safety.

He admitted that the stock of pertalite and biosolar was indeed running low. Meanwhile, the stock of dexlite at the Karimunjawa gas station was observed at 2.6 kiloliters.

Pertalite demand in Karimunjawa every day is 1,900 liters, while diesel is 3,800 liters and dexlite is 37 liters.

Karimunjawa Sub-district Head Muslikin confirmed that the stock of Pertalite had been running low since Thursday, December 23, while Sunday, December 26, had completely run out.

For the time being, he added, community mobility depends on other types of fuel stocks, such as biosolars and dexlite. Meanwhile, those who still have a stock of pertalite in vehicles can also still carry out daily activities.

After the stock of Pertalite in Karimunjawa District, it was caused to enter the westerly season which was marked by high waves at sea. Such conditions result in the termination of all activities at sea because they are not safe.

In fact, crossing activities to Karimunjawa Island began to stop on December 23, 2022, because the sea weather was not supportive. As a result, hundreds of tourists were stuck on the outermost island in Jepara Regency and could only be delivered with the help of KM Kelimutu on Tuesday, December 27 evening.