BPH Migas to install online monitoring system<\/p>\n
The Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) needs up
\nto Rp 300 billion (US$29.15 million) to install an online system
\nto monitor the distribution of kerosene throughout the country.<\/p>\n
The agency would need about six months to install smart cards
\nand establish a real-time online system at kerosene agents across
\nJava, BPH Migas director of fuel products Adi Subagyo Subono said
\nlate on Wednesday, after attending a hearing with the House of
\nRepresentatives Commission VII on energy and mining.<\/p>\n
\"Every customer will also get a card, which can be used like
\nan ATM card,\" said Adi. \"If your quota is out, you can no longer
\nget kerosene.\"<\/p>\n
With such a system, it is hoped that stockpiling and reselling
\nkerosene to industries or smuggling it outside of the country
\ncould be minimized.<\/p>\n
The commission promised to support BPH Migas' proposal to
\ninstall an such an online monitoring system, saying that with
\ncloser supervision, the amount of kerosene misallocated could be
\nminimized.<\/p>\n
Adi said in the future, the government would calculate the
\nkerosene distributed based on the amount sold by the agents,
\ninstead of the amount released from the depots, as at present.<\/p>\n
The new system would minimize the possibility of tanker trucks
\n\"leaking\" kerosene after leaving depots, he said.<\/p>\n
In BPH Migas' plan, the tankers will also have a global
\npositioning systems installed to monitor their locations at all
\ntimes. -- JP<\/p>",
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