Premium Fuel Supply Increased to 11.8 Million Kiloliters
The allocation for the low-octane gasoline Premium for state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to distribute this year has been increased by 4.3 million kiloliters to 11.8 million kiloliters from the initial plan of 7.5 million kiloliters.
Fuel taskforce officers prepare barrels of fuel on their motorcycles at a kiosk of state oil and gas company Pertamina in Kertasari rest area, Tegal regency, Central Java, on Saturday (2/6/2018). To anticipate the scarcity of fuel, PT Pertamina prepared 12 million liters of fuel, among them 2 million liters of premium gasoline, during Lebaran homebound travels and their influx back to big cities in Java.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The allocation for the low-octane gasoline Premium for state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to distribute this year has been increased by 4.3 million kiloliters to 11.8 million kiloliters from the initial plan of 7.5 million kiloliters.
The increased fuel allocation is part of the revision to Presidential Regulation No. 191/2014 on the supply, distribution and retail price of fuel. The government previously proposed to stop the distribution of the RON 88 gasoline.