Pertamina guarantees gasoline and diesel supply

Alfian ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Sun, 01/04/2009 5:02 PM  |  National

State oil and gas company PT Pertamina, the sole distributor of subsidized fuels, announced Sunday the company had secured the supply of Premium gasoline and diesel following shorta falls of the two fuels in several gas stations.

Achmad Faisal, Pertamina's director for sales and marketing, said the company had ratcheted up its fuel delivery to anticipate gasoline and diesel scarcity .

"On Saturday, we distributed Premium gasoline and diesel in volumes higher than normal daily distribution. But several gas stations in remote areas still face shortages," said Faisal, adding that those shortages would not distrupt public transportation.

Faisal also said the national stock for Premium gasoline and diesel in the last three days was at a secure level.

The total domestic demand for Premium gasoline reaches 54,000 kiloliters a day and diesel, 30,000 kiloliters a day.

Faisal said that, for the last three days, Premium stocks reached 2.76 million kiloliters or enough for the next 13 days. Diesel stocks stand at 5.28 million kiloliters, enough for 28 days.

"We will continue resupply to our fuel stocks daily," Faisal said.

On Friday, 129 gas stations out of 4,300 Pertamina's stations ran out of Premium gasoline and diesel. Pertamina said the shortfalls had nothing to do with the fuel supply, but rather were due to delays in services over the holidays when most banks closed as well as to the company's adapting to a new online system.

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