Still Being Discussed, The Head Of BPH Oil And Gas Signs That Next Year's BBM Quota Will Be Added Next Year

Head of the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) Erika Retnowati when delivering a press statement related to the achievement of performance in 2022. Doc: BPH Migas

JAKARTA - Head of the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) Erika Retnowati hinted that she would add a quota of Pertalite type fuel oil (BBM) in 2023. Erika said this policy was following the post-COVID-19 recovery which helped increase community mobility.

"Maybe we will announce it in early January," said Erika, quoted on Saturday, December 31.

Erika said that for now this policy is still in the process of signing a Decree (SK).

Erika is also reluctant to reveal the amount of additional quota to be announced because there has been no official decision.

"What is clear is that there is an increase in demand than this year," added Erika.

Just so you know, the consumption of Pertalite type fuel for 2022 has been realized as much as 29.23 million kiloliters (KL) or 97 percent of the quota provided for 2022 is 29.91 percent.

Meanwhile, the realization of subsidized diesel has reached 17.47 million KL or 97.98 percent of the total quota provided by 17.83 million KL and kerosene has absorbed 100 percent or 0.485 million KL from what the government has prepared.

Previously, in October 2022 the Government agreed to increase the Pertalite quota by 30 percent from the initial quota provided by 23.05 million KL to 29.91 million KL. Meanwhile, the government also increased the diesel quota from the initial year of 15.1 million KL to 17.83 million KL or an increase of 15.2 percent.