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        "msgid": "pertamina-patra-niaga-sts-kalbut-becomes-the-lifeline-of-lpg-distribution-1775962243",
        "date": "2026-04-12 08:41:34",
        "title": "Pertamina Patra Niaga: STS Kalbut Becomes the Lifeline of LPG Distribution",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "PT Pertamina Patra Niaga has highlighted the critical role of the Ship-to-Ship (STS) Kalbut infrastructure in Situbondo, East Java, as the backbone of national LPG distribution, enhancing Indonesia's energy security. The facility, operational since 1995, facilitates the transfer of LPG from large tankers to smaller vessels, supplying regions across Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi with capacities ranging from 1,700 to 10,000 metric tons. Recent operations, including a 44,839 metric ton cargo shipment on 8 April 2026, underscore its importance in maintaining steady supplies to support economic growth and public needs.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - PT Pertamina Patra Niaga has stated that the\nexistence of the Ship-to-Ship (STS) Kalbut infrastructure in Situbondo,\nEast Java, serves as the lifeline of LPG distribution to strengthen\nnational energy resilience. Corporate Secretary of Pertamina Patra\nNiaga, Roberth MV Dumatubun, in a statement from Jakarta on Sunday,\naffirmed the company\u2019s commitment to maintaining national energy\nresilience through reliable, safe, and equitable provision and\ndistribution of energy across Indonesia. As a downstream subholding,\nPertamina Patra Niaga continues to bolster infrastructure and ensure the\nsustainability of energy supplies, particularly LPG, to meet the needs\nof communities throughout the archipelago. He emphasised that the\nreliability of energy distribution to meet public needs is the company\u2019s\ntop priority. \u201cWe are committed to ensuring that national LPG supplies\ncontinue to be channelled and distributed equitably. Through support\nfrom infrastructure such as STS Kalbut, Pertamina Patra Niaga ensures\nthat energy distribution can optimally reach all regions of Indonesia,\nas part of efforts to support national energy resilience,\u201d said Roberth.\nIn its implementation, Pertamina Patra Niaga strengthens national LPG\ndistribution through the optimisation of integrated facilities, from the\navailability of vessel fleets for sea distribution, skid tanks for land\ndistribution, to enhanced supervision at SPPBE, agents, and official\ndepots. These steps are taken to ensure that stock availability remains\nmaintained and distribution runs effectively and equitably across all\nregions of Indonesia. Roberth continued that these efforts are supported\nby the presence of the STS Kalbut mothership, which serves as the main\nLPG transfer service centre in the waters of Kalbut Bay, Situbondo. This\nstrategic facility becomes a key distribution node in the process of\nunloading LPG from mother tankers to smaller vessels, which are then\nchannelled to various regions. The STS Kalbut, which has been\noperational since 1995 with a sea area of 3.92 km\u00b2, is part of the\nTanjungwangi Fuel Terminal and plays a vital role in maintaining the\nsmooth flow of national energy distribution. Area Manager for\nCommunication, Relations, and CSR in Jatimbalinus, Ahad Rahedi, stated\nthat STS Kalbut not only supports LPG distribution in East Java but also\nreaches wider areas. \u201cThe existence of STS Kalbut is the lifeline of\nIndonesia\u2019s energy, serving as the backbone of LPG supply. Not only East\nJava, but it also covers Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Central Java, Kalimantan,\nand Sulawesi,\u201d he said. In the Jatimbalinus region, STS Kalbut supports\ndistribution to the Surabaya LPG Terminal, Tanjungwangi LPG Terminal,\nManggis LPG Terminal, Ampenan LPG Terminal, and Bima LPG Terminal with\nvarying regular supply capacities, from 1,700 metric tons to 10,000\nmetric tons. In line with the increasing LPG demand in East Java, on 8\nApril 2026, a cargo vessel with a load of 44,839 metric tons docked at\nSTS Kalbut, which was subsequently distributed to various terminals,\nincluding Gresik with a load of 10,000 metric tons, plus a supply from\nthe TPPI refinery of 1,000 metric tons. Then, Surabaya with a load of\n8,000 metric tons, which is currently in the unloading process, and\nBanyuwangi with a load of 2,500 metric tons. \u201cThrough the optimisation\nof infrastructure and strengthening of the distribution system,\nPertamina Patra Niaga ensures that LPG availability remains maintained\nto support community activities and national economic growth,\u201d said\nRoberth.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pertamina-patra-niaga-sts-kalbut-becomes-the-lifeline-of-lpg-distribution-1775962243",
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