#Fuel Import
Shell, Vivo, and BP-AKR resume fuel sales after securing imports via Pertamina
Fuel supply at private gas stations is expected to normalize by year-end after Shell Indonesia finalized an agreement to purchase imported base fuel from State energy company Pertamina’s trading subholding ‒ Pertamina Patra Niaga ‒ending months of shortages that forced the company to ration sales across its stations.
Government increases fuel import quota for private sector by 110 percent
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, has announced the 110 percent increase from last year’s fuel import quota for the private sector as part of the efforts to guarantee the stability of the country’s fuel supply.
Indonesia asked to exercise caution in $15 billion U.S. oil & gas import plan
An expert has called on the government to carefully consider its plan to import up to US$15 billion worth of oil and gas from the United States on the grounds that the move could significantly increase logistics and insurance costs.
U.S. crude may not be compatible with Pertamina’s refineries: Expert
An energy expert has warned that the Indonesian government’s plan to redirect its crude oil and fuel imports from Singapore to the United States would solve one problem, but create several new ones.
RI holds off on additional fuel imports due to pending U.S. negotiations: Bahlil
Indonesia is delaying plans to escalate fuel imports until negotiations with the United States are concluded, Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia confirmed last week.