Most fuel prices to remain unchanged

Most fuel prices to remain unchanged

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Prices of most fuel products for transportation and industry
for the month of September remain unchanged, except for jet fuels
Avtur and Avgas, state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina said on
Wednesday.

The company said in a press release the price for Avgas
is now Rp 6,391 per liter, compared to Rp 6,380 in August. While
Avtur is Rp 3,542 per liter, up from Rp 3,179 a liter in the
previous month. All prices include a 10 percent value-added tax.

The remaining fuel prices were unchanged despite a 9.8 percent
increase in average crude oil prices.

Crude oil prices averaged US$40.47 a barrel between July and
August.

Pertamina decides new fuel prices every month based on prices
in neighboring Singapore and exchange rate developments. But the
government has decided not to raise fuel prices during the
elections.

Premium fuel for industry is Rp 2,100 per liter, kerosene Rp
2,200 per liter, automotive diesel fuel Rp 2,100 per liter and
industrial diesel fuel Rp 2,050. Fuel oil is Rp 1,600 a liter.

The price of premium gasoline at gas pumps will remain flat at
Rp 1,810 per liter, while the price of kerosene is still Rp 1,800
per liter.

Pertamina's high-quality gasoline brands Pertamax and Pertamax
Plus were also unchanged at Rp 2,750 per liter and Rp 2,450 per
liter respectively.