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September 15, 2025 | 10:59 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has confirmed that substance imports volition proceed to beryllium managed done a azygous introduction constituent via state-owned PT Pertamina (Persero).
The determination aims to tackle shortages astatine respective backstage state stations caused by request exceeding the government’s import quota.
Dadan Kusdiana, Secretary General of ESDM, emphasized that the azygous introduction argumentation aligns with existing regulations, peculiarly Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 191 of 2014 connected substance provision, distribution, and retail pricing.
“Our presumption is clear. The Director General of Oil and Gas has confirmed that each substance imports volition spell done Pertamina,” Dadan said astatine the Parliament Complex connected Monday, September 15, 2025.
Under Article 12 paragraph (2) of Perpres 191/2014, importing definite types of substance requires recommendations from the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister and support from the Trade Minister.
“Companies holding the due concern permits tin get import recommendations. That’s the regulation,” Dadan added.
ESDM has received astir import information from backstage state presumption operators, covering some substance measurement and specifications, though the last figures are inactive being verified. “Most accusation has been submitted, but we are waiting for the implicit information earlier forwarding it to Pertamina,” helium said.
The azygous introduction proviso strategy was introduced to code the scarcity astatine backstage stations since precocious August, pursuing a alteration successful the import play from 1 twelvemonth to six months with evaluations each 3 months.
This caller docket requires backstage companies to often update permits, support commercialized oregon processing licenses, and study periodically to the Oil and Gas Directorate General. Some private, including foreign-owned, stations person struggled to support proviso nether the caller rules.
Laode Sulaeman, Director General of Oil and Gas, explained that if Pertamina’s banal is sufficient, substance volition beryllium supplied straight to backstage stations from its reserves.
“Even with imports, Pertamina remains the azygous introduction point,” helium said.
The authorities has accrued the import quota for backstage state stations by 10% this year, but precocious request has already fulfilled this allocation. Fuel depletion patterns besides bespeak a displacement from subsidized Pertalite to non-subsidized fuel, totaling 1.4 cardinal kiloliters.
Regarding the continuation of the azygous introduction mechanics successful 2026, Laode said the precedence is addressing the existent 2025 conditions first.
Meanwhile, Vanda Laura, President Director of BP AKR, stated that her institution is inactive evaluating import options done Pertamina. She highlighted the request for discussions connected substance specifications, arsenic each institution applies antithetic additive standards.
“We volition taxable BP AKR’s fuel specifications to Pertamina for reappraisal and further discussion,” Vanda said aft a gathering with the Oil and Gas Directorate General astatine the ESDM bureau successful Central Jakarta connected Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
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