Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas) has strengthened its\nreadiness, communications and coordination for crisis management through\nan emergency response simulation featuring random scenarios. The\nexercise was designed to ensure appropriate responses and accurate\ninformation if operational disruptions occur.<\/p>\n
Pertagas Corporate Secretary Sulthani Adil Mangatur said the\nsimulation, held in Jakarta on Thursday, focused not only on responding\nquickly to emergencies but also on taking appropriate action and\nproviding accurate information to all stakeholders.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe aim is to ensure that, when carrying out a response or\ncommunicating the facts, the information does not deviate from what\nhappened. The public and our other stakeholders, including regulators\nand anyone else concerned, should have the same information and\nunderstanding of the situation,\u201d Sulthani said after the exercise in\nJakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He said a rapid response is not necessarily the best option if the\naction taken or information provided does not match the actual\nsituation.<\/p>\n
For that reason, readiness assessments focus not only on response\ntimes but also on adjusting procedures, supporting equipment and\nresponse requirements so that mitigation measures are appropriate.<\/p>\n
Sulthani said Pertagas was also working to establish communications\nwith various stakeholders before an emergency occurs, enabling more\neffective coordination when an incident happens.<\/p>\n
Such communication is needed to ensure the company, regulators and\nother relevant parties share the same understanding of an event and to\nminimise the risk of conflicting information.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hope is to minimise information or communication distortion,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The exercise combined emergency response and business continuity\nsimulations to test the company\u2019s readiness to deal with disruptions of\nvarying severity.<\/p>\n
Sulthani explained that emergency response focuses on acting quickly\nin the event of an incident, while business continuity concerns\ndisruptions that have a greater impact on company operations or last\nlonger.<\/p>\n
The simulation involved various functions and divisions at the head\noffice, teams in the relevant operational areas, and third-party\nobservers who monitored the exercise.<\/p>\n
The scenarios were conducted at random, without prior notice to\ncompany teams, so personnel could practise responding to evolving and\nunpredictable situations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe scenarios were conducted randomly, without any information being\ngiven to us beforehand,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sulthani said Pertagas holds emergency response exercises at least\nonce a year to maintain workers\u2019 readiness, including that of new\npersonnel, and ensure they understand their roles and the incident\nresponse process.<\/p>\n
He said emergency response procedures also provide for escalation\naccording to the type and scale of an incident, from operational areas\nto Pertagas\u2019 head office.<\/p>\n
If necessary, the response may involve PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk\n(PGN), Pertamina\u2019s Gas Subholding, PT Pertamina (Persero), the police,\nenergy regulators and environmental agencies, depending on the scale of\nthe incident.<\/p>\n
Company data from September 2026 show that Pertagas operates 2,991\nkilometres of natural gas pipelines and 605 kilometres of oil pipelines,\nsupporting energy distribution across various parts of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
In the first half of 2026, Pertagas transported 1,606 million\nstandard cubic feet of natural gas per day (MMSCFD), while oil\ntransportation reached 151,881 barrels per day.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in April 2026, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral\nResources (ESDM) appointed Pertagas as operator of the approximately\n242-kilometre Cirebon\u2013Semarang Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Phase\nII (Cisem II). The pipeline connects Batang in Central Java with Kandang\nHaur Timur in West Java and was declared ready for full operation in\nJune 2026.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pertagas-sharpens-crisis-readiness-through-emergency-response-simulation-1792673628", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }