Pertamina Sanctions Timika Petrol Station for Misusing Subsidised Fuel

For 14 days they will receive no Pertalite supplies, and during that guidance period the petrol station may not sell the product.

Timika (ANTARA) - PT Pertamina Patra Niaga has imposed a temporary sanction on a public fuel filling station (SPBU) on Jalan Cenderawasih SP2, Timika, Central Papua, prohibiting it from selling the subsidised fuel Pertalite for 14 days, effective from 9 July 2026.

Sales Branch Manager of Pertamina Patra Niaga Rayon II Central Papua, Mimika, Junaedi Kalla, speaking in Timika on Thursday, said the temporary sanction was a form of guidance for the station concerned.

“This guidance is being coordinated with the Mimika Industry and Trade Office (Disperindag). What we are doing to this SPBU actually stems from findings or violations,” Junaedi said when met at the SP2 Timika petrol station.

Pertamina Patra Niaga found two types of violation committed by the SPBU SP2 Timika: station operators filling vehicles whose number plates did not match their barcodes.

“At the four-wheeler pump island, there was a four-wheeled vehicle whose barcode differed from the number plate on the vehicle. But it was still served subsidised fuel,” he explained.

In addition, operators at the SPBU SP2 Timika also filled four-wheeled vehicles at a pump designated for two-wheeled vehicles.

“At the two-wheeler pump island, the station filled four-wheeled vehicles, so the vehicles were filled without a barcode. Yet the rules are clear that subsidised fuel use must be regulated through barcode use for four-wheeled vehicles,” Junaedi said.

Following these findings, Pertamina Patra Niaga imposed a 14-day guidance sanction on the SPBU SP2 Timika in the form of suspending Pertalite supplies to the station.

According to Junaedi, the two irregular transactions were an indication of abuse.

“We must provide guidance to the station. For 14 days they will receive no Pertalite supplies, and during that guidance period the station may not sell the product,” he explained.

Junaedi said the policy taken by Pertamina Patra Niaga together with the Mimika Disperindag was solely to ensure subsidised fuel is distributed to the right targets.

“We must not allow people to be deprived of subsidised fuel because of abuse at the station, so that in the end the public does not receive equal fairness. That is what we are safeguarding,” Junaedi said.

Before the guidance measure was imposed, Pertamina Patra Niaga had already issued warnings and even a sanction letter since early 2026. At that time, the management of SPBU SP2 Timika committed to improving its governance of subsidised fuel sales to ensure proper targeting.

In response to the findings, the management of SPBU SP2 Timika has taken firm action by dismissing the operators found to have committed the abuse. Meanwhile, the vehicles caught violating the rules have also been sanctioned with their number plates blocked.

Head of Domestic and Foreign Trade, Lamberth Nunaki, appreciated the firm steps taken by Pertamina Patra Niaga in providing guidance to the petrol station suspected of abusing subsidised fuel distribution.

“This step gives the public a sense of justice. Certain people cannot be allowed to profit through improper means while, at the same time, others in the community are disadvantaged,” Lambert said.