Pertamina Urged To Audit All Refinery And Depo

Depo Plumpang after the fire (Photo: Antara)

Deputy Chairman of Commission VII DPR RI, Eddy Soeparno urged PT Pertamina (Persero) to immediately conduct safety audits at various refinery locations throughout Indonesia.

The reason is, the incident not a month after the Plumpang Depo caught fire, the Pertamina Refinery in Dumai Riau exploded again on Saturday, April 1, 2023. "Not a month after the Plumpang Depot caught fire, now another explosion has occurred at the Dumai Refinery," said Eddy to VOI, April 3.

Eddy revealed, this recurring incident indicates that there is a systemic problem in Pertamina's operations that must be addressed immediately. Because if not, continued Eddy, this explosion and fire incident will continue to occur in various places.

"Pertamina must conduct an investigative audit and safety audit as soon as possible. Not only at Plumpang or Dumai, but all refineries and Pertamina Depots throughout Indonesia", he added.

Eddy also asked Pertamina not to argue about the explosion and fire in Dumai which was claimed to be resolved quickly.

Fooding is important fast, but the question is why did an explosion occur? Who was negligent or what system didn't work until it exploded? This must be found immediately so that it doesn't happen to other Pertamina refineries and depots," he continued.

Eddy also asked Pertamina to be responsible for the injured victims who were taken to the hospital and residents around the Dumai Refinery who were affected by this explosion

"Pertamina's full responsibility for the injured victims and damaged houses as well as the ceiling of the mosque that collapsed due to the Dumai Refinery explosion. Once again, make sure there are no similar incidents again," concluded Eddy.