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        "id": 1609947,
        "msgid": "reforminer-institute-public-must-be-educated-on-fuel-reserves-1773377616",
        "date": "2026-03-13 11:20:15",
        "title": "ReforMiner Institute: Public Must Be Educated on Fuel Reserves",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "The Executive Director of ReforMiner Institute argues that Indonesia's 20-day fuel storage capacity is adequate and not indicative of future shortages, calling for public education to allay panic about fuel availability during religious holidays. He recommends the government increase national fuel storage capacity to match Australia's 50-day reserve and diversify import routes away from the Strait of Hormuz due to Middle Eastern tensions.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 Komaidi Notonegoro, Executive Director of ReforMiner\nInstitute, has stated that the public needs to be educated about fuel\nreserves, particularly regarding Indonesia\u2019s 20-day operational storage\ncapacity, which relates to the nation\u2019s fuel storage capability.<\/p>\n<p>He clarified that Indonesia\u2019s 20-day operational fuel stock does not\nindicate that fuel reserves will be exhausted thereafter. \u201cAfter 20\ndays, the storage can be replenished. So this is actually a satisfactory\nsituation,\u201d Komaidi said in a statement in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Komaidi compared Indonesia\u2019s fuel storage with Southeast Asian\ncounterparts. Vietnam has only 15 days of storage, Laos has 10 days,\nwhile Australia has 50 days of fuel reserves. By contrast, Japan\nmaintains fuel availability for 254 days because, historically, Japan is\nnot an oil-producing nation and therefore requires significantly larger\nfuel storage capacity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us communicate to the public so there is no need for concern\nthat fuel stocks will run out during Eid al-Fitr,\u201d Komaidi said.<\/p>\n<p>The clarification comes after Energy and Mineral Resources Minister\nBahlil Lahadalia\u2019s statement regarding Indonesia\u2019s 20-day fuel security\nsparked public anxiety and panic. This contrasts sharply with Japan,\nwhich maintains 254 days of fuel reserves yet coordinated responses\nfollowing the Iran-US-Israel tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Komaidi has recommended that the government and Pertamina increase\nthe national fuel storage capacity for crude oil and refined petroleum\nproducts. Currently, he noted, the average national storage capacity is\nsufficient for only 14 to 30 days. \u201cIndonesia should at least match\nAustralia\u2019s 50-day reserve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding current Middle Eastern tensions, Komaidi hopes the\ngovernment will redirect fuel imports away from the Strait of Hormuz.\nMany fuel-supplying nations remain uninvolved in the conflict, though\nrerouting imports would increase operational costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government only needs to increase its import costs so that our\nfuel supply remains unaffected by the Iran-Israel-US conflict,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/reforminer-institute-public-must-be-educated-on-fuel-reserves-1773377616",
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