Pertamina to import gasoline this month

Alfian ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Mon, 06/08/2009 11:43 AM  |  Business

State oil and gas company PT Pertamina, the sole distributor of subsidized fuel, plans to import 3.5 million barrels of Premium gasoline and 2.2 million barrels of diesel in June.

"The import constitutes of about 30 percent of the total domestic demand for subsidized fuels," Pertamina spokesman Basuki Trikora Putra said in a text message.

Trikora said the import was routine and had nothing to do with the current partial shutdown of the company's refinery in Cilacap, Central Java.

"The import is a routine procedure to meet domestic demand, which is higher than our refineries' production capacity," Trikora said.

Pertamina operates seven refineries with a production capacity of one million barrels per day; Indonesia consumes 1.4 million barrels per day.

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It is an evidence that the government should encourage a renewable energy in a nation's portfolio, as soon as possible !!!

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