Minister Of Energy And Mineral Resources Ensures Fuel Stocks On The Semarang Eid Homecoming Route Are Safe

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif at the Rest Area KM 456 gas station, Salatiga, Semarang, Central Java, (doc Pertamina)

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif who was accompanied by the President Director of PT Pertamina (Persero) Nicke Widyawati and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo visited several gas stations to check the readiness and availability of fuel on the homecoming route in the Central Java region. Arifin revealed, ahead of Eid al-Fitr, the number of homecoming vehicles passing through the Trans Java Toll Road continued to increase, accompanied by of course the increase in fuel consumption. "We see Pertamina providing fuel stocks at several gas stations in sufficient conditions and the arrangement is good. In addition, the skills of gas station operators are also good so that travelers who want to fill BBM do not wait long," said Arifin while at the Rest Area Gas Station KM 456, Salatiga, Semarang Regency, Central Java, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. In anticipation of Eid homecoming, Pertamina prepared Modular gas stations or Kios BBM to unravel vehicle queues. Through these Pertamina efforts, Arifin believes that Pertamina is ready in planning the provision of fuel during this year's Eid holiday. Pertamina is ready!' God willing, we try to get ready from the upstream side so that the supply to its downstream can be guaranteed. If the peak of the homecoming flow can be handled properly, God willing, we can handle it together,' said Arifin, Thursday 20 April. Pertamina Director, Nicke Widyawati said that the Central Java region has received special attention. According to Nicke, seeing historical data, Central Java travelers is the highest. For this reason, Pertamina ensures the availability of BBM in the middle of travel,' said Nicke. On that occasion, Nicke will convey the efforts made by Pertamina in ensuring the availability of fuel stocks during the homecoming flow period.' Efforts to unravel bottlenecks or queues at gas stations, Pertamina adds modular gas which is transient in nature. In addition, there is motorists that will transmit fuel in packaging. For this, to anticipate if there are travelers who run out of BBM in the middle of travel, only a 135 phone call 135, later our share will come to fill BBM

Just so you know, this year, Pertamina has prepared additional supplies for almost all types of products, especially anticipating the peak period that is predicted to occur on April 1 May 9, 2023. Pertamina projects that there will be an increase in LPG needs by 3 percent, Gasoline type fuel 10.3 percent and Avtur by 7.35 percent. Gasoil type fuel is estimated to decrease by 8.7 percent from normal conditions.