Pertamina distributes subsidised fuel twice a week each month to 98 small-scale fishermen in the Ternate area

A worker fills subsidised fuel oil (BBM) of the Pertalite type for fishermen at the Sinar Mutiara Jaya Public Filling Station for Fishermen (SPBUN) in Dufa-Dufa Village, North Ternate, Tuesday (15/9/2026). According to the local SPBUN supervisor, 65 kilolitres (KL) of subsidised Pertalite is distributed each month, twice a week every Tuesday and Thursday, to 98 small-scale fishermen in the areas of North Ternate, Central Ternate and as far as Hiri Island. The supervisor expressed hope that the regional government would increase the allocation to 80–85 KL per month so that fishermen’s fuel needs can be fully met.

A fisherman carries jerrycans filled with subsidised fuel oil (BBM) of the Pertalite type from the Sinar Mutiara Jaya Public Filling Station for Fishermen (SPBUN) in Dufa-Dufa Village, North Ternate, Tuesday (15/9/2026). According to the local SPBUN supervisor, 65 kilolitres (KL) of subsidised Pertalite is distributed each month, twice a week every Tuesday and Thursday, to 98 small-scale fishermen in the areas of North Ternate, Central Ternate and as far as Hiri Island. The supervisor expressed hope that the regional government would increase the allocation to 80–85 KL per month so that fishermen’s fuel needs can be fully met.