LPG tank

LPG tank

From Kompas

LPG gas sellers came to our house and insisted on replacing
our steel gas cylinder with an aluminum one, saying that it is a
requirement of Pertamina, the state-owned oil company.

As a loyal citizen I rendered the steel cylinder, albeit
reluctantly because it cost me Rp 175,000 to begin with, and they
replaced it with an aluminum cylinder.

When the gas was finished not all suppliers wanted to refill
it or replace the cylinder with a steel one.

I was told later that the quality of aluminum cylinders is
doubtful, while steel ones are very strong and costly. In this
relation I would like to call on Pertamina to inform the public
about the reason for Pertamina's instructions to change the steel
cylinders with aluminum ones. The people have been burdened with
the recent price increase of gas, so why should they have to
suffer more from Pertamina's unilateral decision?

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