Pertamina Patra Niaga Kalimantan Region Strengthens Distribution to Ensure Fuel Availability
Pertamina Patra Niaga’s Kalimantan Region has assured that the distribution and service of fuel oil (BBM) in West Kalimantan, particularly in Pontianak City and Kubu Raya Regency, are gradually becoming conducive, in line with ongoing field efforts to strengthen distribution.
As a handling measure, Pertamina Patra Niaga has intensively optimised various strategies, including ensuring the Integrated Terminal in Pontianak operates 24 hours, adding supplies up to 140 percent of normal levels, as well as increasing tanker truck fleets and boosting delivery frequencies to priority petrol stations.
Additionally, distribution has been reinforced through police escorts for tanker trucks to ensure accelerated delivery from supply points to petrol stations.
Area Manager for Communication, Relations & CSR in the Kalimantan Region, Edi Mangun, emphasised that distribution strengthening is being carried out comprehensively to ensure fuel availability remains maintained and services run optimally.
“We emphasise that fuel supplies in West Kalimantan continue to be increased and distributed maximally by us. With various acceleration efforts undertaken, the current situation is gradually becoming conducive. However, if stocks run out again in a short time and queues occur, this indicates abnormal consumption patterns that we need to address together,” said Edi.
Pertamina Patra Niaga has also strengthened distribution on the supply side, including activating additional nozzles at petrol stations that were previously non-operational, as well as optimising the purchase system through accelerated QR Code activation to ensure more targeted distribution. Additionally, Pertamina is evaluating other delivery options in certain conditions to help break up queues in the field.
In response to information about petrol stations that have not been operating for some time, Pertamina Patra Niaga emphasised that every petrol station not serving the public is a serious concern and is immediately operationally evaluated, including ensuring stock availability and service readiness. Pertamina has also urged petrol stations to remain optimally operational and implemented stricter supervision to ensure public services are not disrupted.
Overall, fuel distribution continues to run with high realisation and safe stock availability. However, queues are still concentrated at certain petrol stations due to consumption dynamics that are not entirely normal, causing large volumes of distributed fuel to deplete quickly.
Pertamina, together with the Regional Government and Law Enforcement Agencies, continues to strengthen coordination, including public outreach, as well as crackdowns on hoarding practices and speculative activities that could disrupt distribution. Any indications of deviations will be firmly addressed in accordance with applicable regulations to ensure fuel can be accessed equitably by the public.
In line with the weekend momentum and long holiday, Pertamina Patra Niaga has also ensured fuel availability at petrol stations remains maintained so that the public can carry out activities, including worship, with peace of mind. Distribution continues to be optimised so that services at petrol stations run well.
Pertamina urges the public to remain calm and purchase fuel according to their needs. Excessive purchases not only prolong queues but also potentially hinder distribution to other members of the public. Support and cooperation from all parties are very much needed to make field conditions increasingly conducive.