Pertamina to boost unleaded gasoline output<\/p>\n
Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java<\/p>\n
State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina aims to boost the
\nproduction of environmentally friendly unleaded gasoline in the
\nfuture.<\/p>\n
Edi Setianto, general manager of Pertamina's Balongan refinery
\nin Indramayu, West Java, said although the current consumption
\nrate was still low, demand for the product would continue to
\ngrow.<\/p>\n
\"We will enjoy an increased profit margin by producing
\nunleaded gasoline,\" Edi said over the weekend.<\/p>\n
\"In the future, we will focus on producing Pertamax and
\nPertamax Plus,\" Edi said, referring to two of the company's
\nunleaded gasoline products.<\/p>\n
The Balongan refinery, which has a production capacity of
\n125,000 barrel per day, is one of seven oil refineries owned by
\nPertamina and supplies oil-based fuel for Jakarta and West Java.<\/p>\n
The refinery has a daily production of 20,313 kilo-liters,
\nwhich consists of a range of fuel products. Pertamax and Pertamax
\nPlus only make up 4.6 percent (1,060 kl) and 0.87 percent (265
\nkl) of total production, respectively.<\/p>\n
The refinery's main products are premium gasoline (7,822 kl),
\ndiesel fuel (5,529 kl) and kerosene (1,958 kl).<\/p>\n
Balongan is the largest refinery in the world that uses
\nresidue as feed stock. Its Residue Catalytic Cracking (RCC) unit,
\nwhich processes oil-based products, has the capacity to go
\nthrough some 83,000 bpd of oil.<\/p>\n
The refinery now has three reactors to produce the High Octane
\nMogas Component (HOMC), the main ingrediant for making unleaded
\ngasoline.<\/p>\n
Edi said Balongan was constructing three new reactors,
\nexpected to be completed in 2005, which would help increase the
\nproduction of unleaded gasoline.<\/p>\n
The development of the new plants was in line with the
\ngovernment's Blue Sky plan to reduce air pollution caused by
\nleaded gasoline. The government wants Indonesia to be lead-free
\nby 2005.<\/p>\n
Pertamina began selling unleaded gasoline in July 2001 in
\nseveral areas in the country, including Jakarta, Cirebon in West
\nJava and Bali. But Pertamina either imports the gasoline or
\nproduces it here with some imported raw materials.<\/p>",
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