Pertamina suffers Rp 15b in losses in gas depot fire
Andi Hajramurni , The Jakarta Post , Makassar | Sun, 06/14/2009 5:05 PM | Business
State-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina said Sunday it had suffered losses of Rp 15 billion (US$ 1.5 million) in the gas depot fire that happened in Makassar on Saturday.
Rosina Nurdin, a spokeswoman at Pertamina’s Makassar unit said the fire had destroyed four Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LGP) tankers and other equipment belonging to Pertamina's business partner.
Despite the accident, she added, LPG stocks in the city were sufficient for the next four days as Pertamina had distributed LPG to some filling stations before the accident took place.
“We have 12,000 tubes to meet the LPG demand, which is usually 2,000 tubes per day. We guarantee distribution will run smoothly,” she said.
She said she was awaiting the results of an investigation by the South Sulawesi Police to verify the source of the fire.
One person was killed and three others were injured in the incident.